Malaysia training more dentists


Precise focus: Subramaniam trying out a a pair of HEINE binocular loupes after opening the congress and exhibition. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeing an increase in dentists in the next five years, which will lower the dentist-patient ratio to 1:3,000 by 2018.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the current ratio of 1:5,100 (one dentist per 5,100 citizens) would be improved to that if the nation continued to produce about 1,100 dentists each year.

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