Criteria For Evaluating Student Dental Health Index In Accordance With The «8020» Program Methodology

The Dental Index was created to preserve and promote public health in accordance with the 8020 program methodology. One of the important population groups is student youth. The health of students is of great social and medical importance. Student youth is one of the main reserves of highly qualified specialists for various branches of national economy. Modern students will have to implement the most important social functions of society in the future: professional and labor, reproductive, intellectual and moral. An important factor in the preservation of health is lifestyle, the share of which is estimated at more than 50%. The way of life of students from hygienic positions has a number of defects that lead to deteriorating health.