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South Africa (population: 58m) has fewer than 2000 dentists in public service

South Africa (population: 58m) has fewer than 2000 dentists in public service
6 May 2021 2:12 PM
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Weâre not producing enough dentists, laments Dr. Bulela Vava, founder of the Public Oral Health Forum.
There is a dire shortage of dentists in the public sector.
There are 6374 registered dentists in South Africa, of which fewer than 2000 work in the public sector, despite it servicing the vast majority of the population.
There is a dire shortage of dental practitioners in the public sector in South Africa. Â© Dmitriy Syechin/123rf.com
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