Kenya Going through Acute Scarcity of Dentists as Instances of Oral Illnesses Rise

The low variety of registered dentists within the nation has hampered the Authorities’s combat towards rising circumstances of oral ailments.

In line with the Kenya Dental Affiliation, the variety of registered dentists within the nation at the moment stands at 793 serving tens of millions of Kenyans affected by oral ailments.

Kenya Dental Affiliation Chairman, Dr Tim Theuri stated one dentist in Kenya serves over 70,000 individuals towards the World Well being Group suggestions of seven,000.

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