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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Российский медицинский журнал</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0869-2106</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-9100</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">701052</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/medjrf701052</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">UHSLYA</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original Research Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные исследования</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Process indicators of dental care delivery to homeless individuals in a specialized socially oriented clinic: a cross-sectional study</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Процессные показатели оказания стоматологической помощи лицам без определённого места жительства в специализированной социально ориентированной клинике: одномоментное исследование</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3135-3514</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4503-5901</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kozlov</surname><given-names>Maksim E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Козлов</surname><given-names>Максим Евгеньевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD</p></bio><email>mdmaxk@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6240-667X</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8397-4939</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bessonova</surname><given-names>Elena A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бессонова</surname><given-names>Елена Антоновна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD</p></bio><email>dr.elena_bessonova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1661-6319</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1822-2751</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Simakhina</surname><given-names>Valeria I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Симахина</surname><given-names>Валерия Игоревна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>lekiyasima@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">South-Ural State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Южно-Уральский государственный медицинский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Ural Medical Institute</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Уральский медицинский институт</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Chelyabinsk State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Челябинский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-02-26" publication-format="electronic"><day>26</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-05-12" publication-format="electronic"><day>12</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>32</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>136</fpage><lpage>145</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-01-19"><day>19</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-02-26"><day>26</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2029-05-12"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://medjrf.com/0869-2106/article/view/701052">https://medjrf.com/0869-2106/article/view/701052</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND:<italic> </italic></bold>Access to dental care for homeless individuals remains a substantial healthcare system challenge, driven by a combination of social, organizational, and legal barriers. Given the limited engagement of this population in planned healthcare services, the analysis of process characteristics of dental care delivery in specialized, socially oriented settings is of particular importance.</p> <p><bold>AIM:<italic> </italic></bold>This study aimed to characterize process indicators of dental care delivery to homeless individuals in a specialized, socially oriented dental clinic.</p> <p><bold>METHODS:<italic> </italic></bold>A retrospective observational study was conducted based on the analysis of anonymized medical records from a specialized clinic for 2022–2025. Sociodemographic characteristics of patients, healthcare utilization indicators, the volume and structure of dental interventions, repeat visits, and patient encounters across different calendar years were analyzed. The analysis was descriptive and included calculation of absolute and relative indicators, as well as medians and interquartile ranges.</p> <p><bold>RESULTS:<italic> </italic></bold>Data from 547 patients were included. The study population was socially heterogeneous in terms of living conditions and documentation status. Changes in the number of unique patients, total visits, and dental interventions were observed across years. The structure of care included diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, and preventive interventions, with variations in their proportions over time. Repeat visits were recorded in a subset of patients, including visits spanning two or more calendar years.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION:<italic> </italic></bold>The findings characterize organizational features of dental care delivery for homeless individuals in a specialized, socially oriented clinic and may inform planning and evaluation of similar care models for socially vulnerable populations. Study limitations include the retrospective design and data from a single clinic.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование. </bold>Доступность стоматологической помощи для лиц без определённого места жительства остаётся значимой проблемой организации здравоохранения, обусловленной сочетанием социальных, организационных и правовых барьеров. В условиях ограниченной вовлечённости данной категории населения в плановые формы медицинской помощи особое значение приобретает анализ процессных характеристик оказания стоматологической помощи в специализированных социально ориентированных структурах.</p> <p><bold>Цель. </bold>Охарактеризовать процессные показатели оказания стоматологической помощи лицам без определённого места жительства в условиях специализированной социально ориентированной стоматологической клиники.</p> <p><bold>Методы. </bold>Проведено ретроспективное наблюдательное исследование на основе анализа обезличенной медицинской документации специализированной клиники за 2022–2025 гг. Проанализированы социально-демографические характеристики пациентов, показатели обращаемости, объёмы и структура стоматологических вмешательств, повторность визитов, а также обращения пациентов в разные календарные годы. Анализ носил описательный характер и включал расчёт абсолютных и относительных показателей, медиан и межквартильных интервалов.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>В исследование включены данные 547 пациентов. Контингент характеризовался социальной неоднородностью по типу проживания и наличию документов. В разные годы наблюдения отмечались изменения числа уникальных пациентов, общего числа визитов и стоматологических вмешательств. Структура оказанной помощи включала диагностические, хирургические, терапевтические и профилактические вмешательства с изменением их соотношения в разные годы наблюдения. У части пациентов зарегистрированы повторные визиты, в том числе обращения в двух и более календарных годах.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>Полученные данные характеризуют особенности организации стоматологической помощи лицам без определённого места жительства в условиях специализированной социально ориентированной клиники и могут быть использованы при планировании и анализе аналогичных моделей оказания помощи социально уязвимым группам населения. Ограничения исследования связаны с ретроспективным дизайном и использованием данных одной клиники.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>homeless persons</kwd><kwd>dental care</kwd><kwd>access to healthcare</kwd><kwd>process indicators</kwd><kwd>healthcare organization</kwd><kwd>socially oriented clinic</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>бездомные</kwd><kwd>стоматологическая помощь</kwd><kwd>доступность медицинской помощи</kwd><kwd>процессные показатели</kwd><kwd>организация здравоохранения</kwd><kwd>социально ориентированная клиника</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>World Health Organization. Action plan for oral health in South-East Asia 2022–2030: towards universal health coverage for oral health. New Delhi: World Health Organization; 2022. 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