Friday, October 02, 2009

Jamaica's dentist-to-patient ratio one of the region's worst, says professor - JamaicaObserver.com

Jamaica's dentist-to-patient ratio one of the region's worst, says professor - JamaicaObserver.com:


"'The demand for proper dental care cannot be fulfilled without proper professional leadership in the area of dental care. And even though we have the training of dental auxiliaries, even though we have put in place the policies of fluoridation of our water supplies so as to decrease dental caries,' he said."

"Jamaica, he said, has one of the worst incidence of peridontal diseases in the world."