OBJECTIVES The structure of the overall incidence diseases the mouth and teeth morbidity occupy the third place in Ukraine. Thus 99% of the patients served in outpatient clinics institutions. The structure of diseases requiring hospitalization (approximately 1% of patients), the top spot is occupied odontogenic inflammatory diseases and injuries of the maxillofacial face. METHODS In Ukraine, the availability of dentists is 4.0 per 10 000 population and 4.5 per 10 000 children. We have analyzed the statistical data of the Lviv Regional Department of Health. We found that 98% of the population have dental problems. Prevalence of dental caries, temporary occlusion in 6-years children reached 87.9%, a 12-year-olds - 72.3%. Prevalence of chronic catarrhal gingivitis among adolescents aged 12-15 years ranged 70-98% and teeth abnormalities in children 7-18 years more than 80%. In Ukraine everyone requires a prosthetics after 50 years. RESULTS Main social burden have the dental institutions of the state and municipal property. By 2013 there were about 1.5 million causes to the dental care. We determined that in Lviv region on the basis of licenses to practice medicine in dentistry are 248 dentists, who working in cities and towns, and only about 10% - in rural areas. From 196th private dental surgeries 89 are situated in the regional center.  Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University opened and acting university Dental Center from 2012, where dentists had treated about 400 000 people, including more than 172 000 children each year. Such preventive examinations make it possible to carry out monitoring as indicators of dental public health field, to identify the most important risk factors for dental diseases. CONCLUSIONS The management and pharmacoeconomic studies of dental care, identifying optimal funding for state and municipal health care institutions for cost-effectiveness use of state funds.