title: Education of dentists in Thailand.
abstract: Thailand is geographically located in southeast Asia and its population is 63 million. Little has been published on dental education in Thailand. This paper provides information about Thailand regarding its dental history, dental school system including curriculum and dental licensure. There are eight public and one private dental school in Thailand. A six-year dental education leads to the DDS degree. On graduation from the public dental schools, dentists are required to work in the public system for three years. Currently, there are approximately 8000 active dentists, with a dentist: population ratio of approximately 1:7000.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Conncecticut, Farmington 06030-1715, USA. Tkomabayashi@gde.uchc.edu
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komabayashi
authors.forename: Patcharawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srisilapanan
authors.forename: Narumanas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Korwanich
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000193:education; D003800:Dental Technicians / Q000193:education; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000266:history; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006304:Health Status; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D009909:Oral Health; D011364:Professional Practice; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000266:history; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013785:Thailand