REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF A DENTIST-THERAPIST IN MODERN CONDITIONS
Introduction: the activities of dentists, like doctors of other specialties, are constantly being improved, which indicates the need to revise the regulatory documents. The aim of the study was to establish the real costs of working time of dentists-therapists when visiting one patient to develop a regulatory document that meets modern requirements. Material and methods: the methods of descriptive statistics, content analysis of normative documents on the organization of dental care for the population, photo-timing studies of the working process of dentiststherapists, calculation of extensive and intensive indicators were used in the work. Results: the real costs of working time of dentists-therapists in the provision of specialized medical care to one patient and the need to develop a new regulatory document were established. Conclusions: standard industry norms have been developed for the visit of one patient to a dentist-therapist.