title: Current systems of delivery of oral health services.
abstract: It is suggested that in implementing, extending and redirecting systems of delivery of oral health services we should be maximizing preventive care, indirect payment and targeting for need, wheras for manpower employment and type the accent should be on selecting the best blend for the specific services to be provided, with a readiness to use constructive initiative in all areas. In associated operations research, the urgent need is for sound data on the effectiveness and efficiency of different payment systems, and on the optimal blend of private and public, professional and auxiliary manpower. What has been achieved in the delivery of oral health services over the past 50 years has been no mean  feat, but what lies ahead to be done both in developed and developing countries is a task of herculean proportions.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003729:Dental Care; D004651:Employment; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006280:Health Workforce