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Oral Health Manpower


Number of Different Oral Health Professionals
Category Total Number No./
Inhabitants
Year Source
Dentists 5 700 1:1 503 2008 1)
Dental Therapists 0 0 2008 1)
Chairside Assistants 3 400 n.a. 2004 1)
Dental Hygienists 500 n.a. 2008 1)
Dental Laboratory Technicians 546 n.a. 2008 1)

1) Manual of Dental Practice. The Council of European Dentists, Nov 2008.
n.a. = data not available

Distribution of Dentists by Sex
% Female % Male Year Source
Total % 53 47 2008 1)

1) Manual of Dental Practice. The Council of European Dentists, Nov 2008.


Dentists by Employment
Government Service Private Practice Universities Military Hospital Year
43 6 974 200 (2004) 31 90 2008

Source : Manual of Dental Practice. The Council of European Dentists, Nov 2008.


Number of Specialists
Speciality Number Year
Oral Surgery 4 2007
Orthodontists 38 2007
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery 90 2007


Source : Manual of Dental Practice. The Council of European Dentists, Nov 2008.


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