Objective: To analyze the status and characteristics of dental manpower in the center for disease controls (CDC) in Sichuan Province and to provide more evidence for strengthening the oral healthcare workforce in the CDC system.
Methods: A mass survey on dental manpower was made in CDCs in Sichuan Province through questionnaire investigation. Data were collected and entered with the Epidemiological Dynamic Data Collection (EDDC) platform and analyzed with SPSS 13.0 software.
Results: Sichuan Province had 0.15 hospitals providing oral health services and 0.38 dentists on average per 10,000 people. About 65.53% (135/206) of the CDCs had one department responsible for the oral health service. However, oral health care personnel comprised only 2.23% (237/10,624) of the personnel of the whole CDC system. About 64.67% (119/184) of county CDCs and 47.62% (10/21) of city CDCs knew well the dental health status of local residents. Less than 5% of the CDCs used the data and assisted in the policy making of public health administrators.
Conclusion: The dental care personal deficit exists in the CDC system in Sichuan Province. The distribution and composition of dental manpower are not reasonable. The oral health service ability of CDCs in Sichuan Province should be strengthened and improved.
目的: 了解四川省各地疾病预防控制（疾控）机构在口腔疾病防控方面人员、设备能力及口腔卫生工作开展情况，为构建更加完善的口腔疾病防控体系提供依据。
方法: 由四川省各级疾控机构经培训合格的调查员对辖区的口腔卫生资源及工作情况进行普查，利用中国疾控中心流行病学动态数据采集平台（EDDC）以网络直报的方式填报调查问卷采集数据。采用SPSS 13.0软件对调查结果进行统计分析。
结果: 全省平均每万人口拥有0.15家提供口腔卫生服务的医疗机构和0.38名口腔医生；全省疾控系统中承担口腔卫生工作的人员占整个系统人员的2.23%（237/10 624），65.53%（135/206）的疾控中心有负责口腔卫生工作的部门，3家疾控机构有隶属的口腔门诊，主要从事口腔临床诊疗工作；64.67%（119/184）的县区级和47.62%（10/21）的市州级疾控机构能掌握本辖区部分口腔健康指标，不到5%的疾控机构进行了数据利用和协助卫生行政部门制定政策。
结论: 四川省疾控系统口腔工作覆盖面不全，口腔医师资源不足，今后应加大对口腔卫生工作的重视和支持力度。