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Myanmar Dentists Urged to Promote Oral Hygiene

               Xinhua
               23-JAN-98

               YANGON (Jan. 23) XINHUA -
               Myanmar Minister for Health Ket Sein
               has urged dental surgeons in the
               country to strive to promote the level
               of oral hygiene for the people. 

               Speaking at the opening session of
               the Myanmar Dental Surgeons
               Association here Thursday, Sein
               called for collective efforts in
               implementing the primary oral health
               care project which covers 27
               townships in the country, the official
               New Light of Myanmar newspaper
               reported Friday. 

               The project, initiated in 1991, is one
               of those being implemented with the
               help of non-governmental
               organizations (NGO). 

               Myanmar has brought about nearly
               50 dental surgeons with master
               degrees since 1993, the minister
               said, adding that plans are underway
               to open another institute of dental
               medicine in Mandalay, the second
               largest city of the country, in addition
               to the one in the capital Yangon. 

               Myanmar is implementing a five-year
               national health plan from 1996 to
               2001 which includes six broad
               programs and 50 detailed projects for
               providing health care services and
               disease control in the country. 

               A total of 18 papers were to be read
               at the five-day conference which is
               being attended by officials of health
               departments, international agencies
               and local NGOs. 

               According to official statistics, there
               were nearly 900 dental surgeons in
               Myanmar in the 1996-97 fiscal year.