Tripura Exceeds Dentist-to-Population Ratio Advised by WHO: CM

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha announced on Thursday that Tripura exceeded the World Health Organization's recommended dentist-to-population ratio

Tripura exceeded the World Health Organization's recommended dentist-to-population ratio.(Representational image:Freepik)

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18 Jan 2025, 3:03 pm

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha announced on Thursday that Tripura has successfully met the World Health Organization's recommended dentist-to-population ratio and that the state's percentage of government-employed dentists was greater than the national average.

Prior to holding the top position, Dr. Saha was considered by many to be among the greatest maxillofacial surgeons in Tripura. He also instructed the physicians to behave themselves in a way that would make them the ideals that patients looked up to.

He said, "The advice we give to our patients should be followed ourselves as well. We tell patients to take care of oral hygiene but don't take care of our own health. This must not be the practice. I can still vividly remember, one my professor during his lectures used to light up cigarettes. One day he was teaching about carcinogenic properties of cigarettes and how it is harmful for the oral cavity but during his lectures he was smoking. This creates a very contradictory impression in the mind of the patient as well as the students. All doctors must be careful about that."

As per WHO, for 7,500 people one dentist must be there while Tripura has one dentist per 7,000 population.(Representational Image:Freepik)

I am really glad to announce that Tripura has surpassed the WHO recommended Dentist-Population ratio already. As per standards, for 7,500 people one dentist must be there but in our state we have one dentist per 7,000 population. Our track record in government employment for dental surgeons is also higher than the national average. Around 28 percent of the total dentists are in government service while at the national level, only 2 percent of them are in government service. In other states and metro cities, dental surgeons prefer private practice instead of opting for government jobs as they see their medical skill as a means of self reliance.

Dr Manik Saha, Tripura's Chief Minister

Speaking at the state's 23rd Annual Dental Conference Dr Saha also added "A state Dental Council is constituted. Efforts are underway to prepare a database of dental surgeons and technicians working across the state”

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