The preservation of dental health requires keeping the hygienic norms and timeliness of therapeutic and preventive care. To ensure availability of this care adequate supply of medical specialists is needed since health of the children population is one of important indicators of health care organization and demographic well-being. The purpose of the study was to examine main trends in dynamics of provision with pediatric dentists in the Subjects of the Russian Federation. The data of official statistical monitoring of provision with pediatric dentists in 2012–2023 was studied using analytical and statistical methods and descriptive statistics technique. The results of the study demonstrated that in Russia, in 2012–2023 the provision of pediatric dentists decreased up to 17.9%. In 2023, the 50 Subjects of the Russian Federation (in 2012 — 59 Subjects) were characterized by provision with specialists being lower than the national average level. In other Subjects level of provision was higher than the national level, especially in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (by 3.7 times), the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria (by 3 times) and the Nenets Autonomous Region (by 2.8 times). In 2023, the highest provision with specialists was fixed in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Voronezh Oblast and St. Petersburg. The results of the study of provision with pediatric dentists in Russia in 2012–2023 demonstrated that negative dynamics are traced in most Federal Okrugs. The prognostic assessment revealed possibility for further decreasing of indicator, despite stabilization of situation and increasing of provision with specialists in particular Subjects of the Russian Federation.

pediatric dentist, children, provision, dynamics, the Subject of the Russian Federation..