Subject. One of the features of the current stage of development of Russian health care system is a targeted approach to physically challenged children; these are not only children with disabilities, but also children with autism spectrum disorder. Special programs based on behavior modification have been developed for teaching oral hygiene to children with autism, in addition to traditional oral hygiene education modern gadgets are now increasingly being used. A pediatric dentist needs to integrate into modern youth trends, create methods for motivating children to oral hygiene using modern propaganda tools, including interactive ones, using smart technologies and augmented reality, which significantly increase involvement of the population.
Purpose — is to compare the effectiveness of modern methods of preventing dental diseases in children with autism spectrum disorders in the subjects of the Ural Federal District.
Methodology. The research materials were data from the annual reports of the lider specialist pediatric dentist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District, the available techniques and best practices in prevention of dental diseases in children with autism spectrum disorders.
Results. A comparative analysis confirms the importance and relevance of measures for the primary prevention of dental diseases in children with autism spectrum disorders.
Conclusions. The most promising are Smart-technologies, the great social significance of the result of the implementation of projects is unconditional. Low costs for the introduction and maintenance of the product Smart-technologies for the prevention of dental diseases, ensure the implementation of projects in practice, including this category of children. Taking into account national federal project “Electronic Health”, there is the possibility of introducing Smart-technologies into the practice of medical organizations. Given the relevance of the problem and the novelty of the solution, combined with the low cost of implementing this technology, the importance of ongoing projects is assessed as high.
