Recursos humanos odontológicos y necesidades de tratamiento de caries en adolescentes de 12 a？os en Chile

the aim of this study is to determine oral health care delivery team workforce necessary to tackle oral health treatment needs of 12-year-old adolescents from different socioeconomic status. the sample consisted of 2.232 individuals. there was a proportional representation of the nation)s regions. the socioeconomic status (ses) was stratified through the mideplan)s poverty municipality ranking and by means of description of ses of the selected school by the ministry of education. to determine oral health treatments needs we carried out dental examination and who diagnosis criteria were used. we calculated the oral health care delivery team workforce based on ministry of health recommendations and compare among ses. differences upon health care delivery team workforce necessary to tackle oral health treatment needs of 12-year-old adolescents from different socioeconomic status were evident.