抄録
1. The ratio of the registered dentist and the population of the Philippines is 1 dentist to 3, 000 population.
2. The Philippines has more dental schools than any of her neighboring countries in spite of her small population.
3. The Philippines has 10 dental schools which enrolled 5, 406 during the school year, 1950-51 five years after World War II.
4. Of 8, 000 registered dentists in the Philippines only 3, 142 are in actual dental service. They are serving the people of the Philippines in different categories.
5. The course of dentistry in the Philippines is 6 years two (2) years preparatory and 4 years dentistry proper.
6. Research in the dental schools shows very slow progress due to lack of financial support, adequate facilities and trained personnel.
7. Graduates of dental schools can not practice dentistry legally without passing a government examination given by the Board of Dental Examiners.
8. There are 3 dentists in the Philippine Congress who guide the future and map out the direction of the dental profession in the Philip
