Educational imperatives for oral health personnel : change or decay?, report of a WHO Expert Committee

A book which alerts governments and educators to trends in disease patterns and technological advances that call for sweeping changes in the education of oral health personnel.

Adopting a future-oriented approach, the report draws upon the WHO Global Oral Data Bank to document worldwide trends in oral diseases and forecast a number of dramatic changes in the clinical functions of dentists and the focus of routine oral health work.

Emphasis is placed on the immediate need for thorough revisions in the organization of oral health services, the educational process, and the content of courses.