1. O RAL H EALTH S ERVICES IN L AO P.D.R B.S

2. LAO POPULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBBLIC Lao PDR is a land locked country bordering Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. About 6.4million people live in its 17 provinces, 141 Districs with most people – 67 percent – still living in rural areas. However, urbanization is occurring at a rate of 4.9 percent each year Capital: Vientiane B.S

3. C HILD MORTALITY : U NDER - FIVE MORTALITY RATE 78/1,000 I NFANTINE MORTALITY RATE 68/1,000 M ATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO ( PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTH )( LSIS ) 375 Life expectancy at birth(MOH) 67 GDP per capita(US$) 1,281 Total Health expenditure(%ofGDP) 4.1 B.S

4. 18 provinces 18 provincial Hospital 18 Dental services - 141 districts97 districts ( no Dental service ) Dental Services B.S

5. Dental Manpower - Dentist : 500 - Dental nurse : 06 - 137 Private Dental clinic in Vientiane Capital - 38 Private Dental clinic in 16 provinces Licensing after 3 years working at public Hospital or remote area B.S

6. Faculty of Basic Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Post-graduated study Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Technical laboratory

8. Department of Basic Sciences in Dentistry Department of oral Surgery Department of Restorative dentistry Department of Pedodontic Department of Prosthodontic

9. Total : 52, female : 24. Ph.D : 1. M.Sc : 11. Studying M.Sc : 15 :Ph.D: 1 - Interior : 5. Abroad : 11 -Thailand : 4 - Korea : 2 - Vietnam : 1 -China: 4 D.D.S : 40. Secretary : 2.

10. 6 years : - 1 year ( Basic science study ) - 2 years ( Preclinical study ) - 3 years ( clinical study ) 80 students/ year