Oral Health Services in Lao P.D.R

ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN LAO P.D.R

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LAO POPULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBBLIC

Lao PDR is a land locked country bordering Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. About 6.4million people live in its 17 provinces, 141 Districs with most people – 67 percent – still living in rural areas. However, urbanization is occurring at a rate of 4.9 percent each yearCapital: Vientiane B.S

CHILD MORTALITY: UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE 78/1,000 INFANTINE MORTALITY RATE 68/1,000 MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO(PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTH)(LSIS) 375

Life expectancy at birth(MOH) 67GDP per capita(US$) 1,281Total Health expenditure(%ofGDP) 4.1

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18 provinces 18 provincial Hospital18 Dental services

- 141 districts 97 districts ( no Dental service )

Dental Services

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Dental Manpower

- Dentist : 500- Dental nurse : 06- 137 Private Dental clinic in Vientiane Capital- 38 Private Dental clinic in 16 provinces Licensing after 3 years working at public Hospital or remote area

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University of Health Sciences

ORGANIGRAM

Ministry of Health

Faculty of Basic SciencesFaculty of MedicineFaculty of DentistryFaculty of PharmacyFaculty of Post-graduated studyFaculty of NursingFaculty of Technical laboratory

FACULTY OF DENTISTRYUNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty of Dentistry

Department of Basic Sciences in Dentistry

Department of oral Surgery

Department of Restorative dentistry

Department of Pedodontic

Department of Prosthodontic

staffsTotal : 52 , female : 24 .

Ph.D : 1 .M.Sc : 11 .

Studying M.Sc : 15 :Ph.D: 1- Interior : 5 .Abroad : 11

-Thailand : 4- Korea : 2- Vietnam : 1-China: 4

D.D.S : 40 .Secretary : 2 .

Curriculum

6 years : - 1 year ( Basic science study ) - 2 years ( Preclinical study ) - 3 years ( clinical study ) 80 students/ year

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