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Abstracto

Systems for the Provision of Oral Health Care in the Black Sea Countries Part 4: Armenia

Hrant Ter-Poghosyan, Mikayel Nalbandyan

This paper outlines some aspects of oral health care for the population in Armenia in 2008. It details the oral health care and treatment that is funded by the public health insurance system. It then describes the dental workforce in Armenia, setting out the numbers of dentists and other dental workers. It highlights that there has been a rapid expansion in the number of dental students, young dentists, and dental technicians. A section on dental education at undergraduate, specialist, and continuing levels follows. Finally the paper gives brief details of the numbers of dental clinics in Armenia.