Aim:
to analyze the use of oral disease prevention technologies by primary care physicians and nurses

Material and methods:
A cross-section study was conducted. It was surveyed 153 primary care physicians and 113 nurses.

Results:
Primary care teams do not properly conduct screenings on oral cancer (40.8-41.2% of physicians and 61.1-64.6% of nurses), as well as do not advise patients on the frequency and necessity of dentist check-ups for children and adults (34. 0-36.6% and 38.1-42.5%, respectively). They do not consult patients on teeth (50.3-53.1% and 51.3-60.2%) and gums (52.3% and 54.0%) hygiene care and most of them do not have information about these issues in their healthcare facilities or on their social media pages. Half of the physicians and more than half of the nurses themselves either do not visit dentists for checkups at all (9.2% and 11.5%, respectively) or do so irregularly (39.2% and 44.2%). Every fourth doctor (26.8%) and nurse (25.7%) brush their teeth less than twice a day, most do not use flossers (65.4% of doctors and 79.6% of nurses) and interdental brushes (91.5% and 95.6%).

Conclusions:
Primary care providers do not pay sufficient attention to oral diseases prevention among patients and themselves. Given the severity of the burden of oral diseases, a model for integrating basic dental prevention measures into primary health care should be developed and implemented at the state and regional levels.