Abstract

From teaching stand point, there is an acute dearth of dentists trained in dental public health (DPH is also known as community dentistry). This makes it impossible for the dental institutions to find or retain suitable teachers in this discipline. The DPH specialists are the dentists who are expert in oral epidemiology, biostatistics, devising interventions that could improve the dental public health and overall quality of life of people. Thus, these DPH specialist could become the backbone of healthcare research in the dental institutions

Key words: community dentistry; dental public health; specialty education; Pakistan