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Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi)

ISSN 1978-3728

Vol. 37 / No. 2 / Published : 2004-04

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The threats and opportunities of the dental sciences

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      Abstract :

      Indonesia’s health service, including oral health is currently going through the process of health reform. Its aim is to restructure the health and finance system to enhance performance, accountability, and access of service. Oral health challenges in the future will increase and become more complex. This statement is supported by the fact that 1) The member of Indonesian elderly people is 17,7 million in the year 2000 which is equal to 7,92% of the population and will increase in the next 10 years; 2) Consequently the prevalence of degenerative diseases, especially Diabetes Mellitus will also mount; 3) a new emerging disease HIV/AID has spread all over the world, indifferent to both children and elderly people; 4) a dentist is a person who is vulnerable because of his work and become the agent-of-change for community oral health; 5) fee for service from out-of pocket money will no longer be the source of payment, replaced by health insurance. Based on the above challenges and opportunities me tioned above, in the future our main focus is education and promotion besides their dental science. The dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienists should anticipate these challenges and opportunities by cooperating with the community as well as the entrepreneurs like toothpaste producers, cndy and chocolate factories, liquid oral hygiene manufacturers, to do oral health service taking into account the client’s need, want expectation.

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      oral health challenge, oral health service management,


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