背景:在过去的几十年中,全国牙科单位的数量大幅增加。这项研究的目的是使用数据包络分析方法评估伊朗各省牙科单位在牙齿健康投入和产出方面的效率。
方法:在这项应用描述性分析研究中,研究人群包括伊朗31个省。输出变量包括6-12岁学生的DMFT和DMFT指数。有关DMFT和DMFT指数的数据取自2013年全国小学生筛查计划。输入变量包括位于公共部门的活动牙科椅,公共部门的普通牙医,不同省份私营部门的普通和专业牙医。使用Deap软件版本2.1分析数据。
结果:规模效率最低的是德黑兰省(0.204),其次是伊斯法罕省(0.205)。伊斯法罕省,RazaviKhorasan,克尔曼,Zanjan,Hamedan,Kordestan,Golestan,亚兹德和德黑兰,伊朗的规模和吉兰省的回报不断减少,西阿塞拜疆,Mazandaran,法尔斯,Kermanshah,Markazi,洛雷斯坦,Qazvin,锡斯坦和俾路支斯坦,布什尔,Alborz,Hormozgan和Khuzestan的规模回报越来越大。
结论:尽管伊斯法罕省,RazaviKhorasan,克尔曼,Zanjan,Hamedan,Kordestan,Golestan,亚兹德和德黑兰在牙科椅的数量方面情况更好,公共牙医,私营部门的普通和专业牙医比其他省份,他们的规模回报不断减少。对牙科初级保健的投资,预防和教育计划可以更具成本效益。
BACKGROUND: During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach.
METHODS: In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The output variables included DMFT and DMFT indices of 6-12 yr old students. The data about DMFT and DMFT indices were taken from 2013 Nationwide School Pupils Screening Program. Input variables included active dental chairs located in the public sector, general dentists of public sector, general and specialist dentists of private sector by different provinces. The data were analyzed using Deap software version 2.1.
RESULTS: The lowest amount of scale efficiency was for Tehran Province (0.204) followed by Isfahan Province (0.205). Provinces of Isfahan, Razavi Khorasan, Kerman, Zanjan, Hamedan, Kordestan, Golestan, Yazd and Tehran, Iran had decreasing return to scale and provinces of Gilan, West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, Fars, Kermanshah, Markazi, Lorestan, Qazvin, Sistan-and-Baluchestan, Bushehr, Alborz, Hormozgan and Khuzestan had increasing return to scale.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite provinces of Isfahan, Razavi Khorasan, Kerman, Zanjan, Hamedan, Kordestan, Golestan, Yazd and Tehran which had a better situation in terms of the number of dentistry chairs, public dentists, general and specialist dentists of private sector than other provinces, they had decreasing return to scale. Investment in dental primary health care, preventive and educational programs can be more cost-effective.