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Published on: February 2, 2020
Oral health in Uganda: the need for a change in focus
1Ugandian Protestant Medical Bureau.
Abstract:
This paper reviews the oral health care system of delivery in Uganda as accurately as possible given the limited research base. The paper looks into the evolution of dentistry in Uganda as well as the havoc wrecked on health care in general by two decades of civil strife in an effort to find explanations for the poor performance of the oral health system. Alternative methods of service delivery are suggested drawing from the rich experiences of countries like Sri Lanka and Tanzania. The alternative model highlights the need for a Primary Health Care approach to oral health service delivery implemented in a systematic manner. The paper concludes with a call to all Ugandan oral health workers to take personal and collective responsibility for the improvement of oral health outcomes of 24 million Ugandans through research, advocacy, adherence to professional ethics and continuing education.
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