ANALYSIS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS IN STOMATOLOGICAL POLYCLINICS

The scope of professional competence of the heads of departments in stomatological polyclinics is envisaged by the order of the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development “On the approval of the Unified skills guide for positions of managers, specialists and non-manual workers “ No 541n dated 23 July 2010 (Section “Qualification characteristics of the positions of specialists in the sphere of public health". The final assessment ofknowledge and professional skills of the heads of departments in stomatological polyclinics yielded the figure of 45.16% which suggests their poor awareness of the fundamentals of planning, economic, and financial activities of stomatological polyclinics including implementation of business contracts and employment agreements.

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