[Optimization of monitoring of pregnant women with various risk of dental caries relapse].

Objective: The aim of the study is determination of the effectiveness of technologies for predicting the progressive course of dental caries in pregnant women.

Material And Metods: We examined 511 pregnant women aged 18-40 years with dental caries (304 were included in a main group, 207 were enrolled in controls), who were assessed the DMFT index sequentially in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. The prognosis of recurrence of dental caries was determined by the method of two-stage clinical and laboratory prognosis.

[The structure of inflammatory periodontal diseases and the dynamics of the periodontal status in pregnant women during the gestational period].

Basing on the analysis of 165 pregnant women with confirmed diagnosis of periodontal disease the structure of inflammatory periodontal diseases and periodontal status of pregnant women during gestation has been studied considering the influence of various factors on the dynamics of several periodontal and hygiene indices. The study proved a significant age-related deterioration of the periodontal status of pregnant women due to hormonal changes in the gestational period.

[Specific features of deployment of medical staff in the private dental sector].

The features of deployment of dentists of different specialties in the private dental sector of the city of Moscow are studied. On the material of 296 dentists, the main reasons for the employment, motivation to change from state, municipal, departmental to private medical organizations are considered for dentists of different specialties.

[Incidence and risk factors of oral diseases in pregnant women].

The prevalence of tooth caries and periodontitis in pregnant women has been studied; susceptibility of pregnant women to a high risk of development of dental pathology. Proven factors that modify the risk of tooth caries, periodontitis of mild and moderate severity in pregnancy are age over 30 years, repeated childbirth and pregnancy, complications of the gestational period, and for periodontitis, additionally - diseases of the digestive system, musculoskeletal system , anemia and metabolic-endocrine disorders.

[Practical approach to the problem of additional vocational training of dentists].

We consider the political and legal features and the possibility of operating a new medical specialty in the light of current legal requirements. The paper presents the review of the most pressing issues of modern law enforcement practices and features of the implementation of the rights and interests of the physician and the employer in terms of the search for a balance of interests and reasonable approach not contradicting to legal norms.