Among the significant inclusions in the Dental Act 2018 is the inclusion of the register for Dental Therapist, Post-Basic Dental Therapist and Dental Specialist, which were not present in the old Dental Act.
Handheld thermometer scanners are practiced routinely for every patient and every person entering a private dental clinic upon registration at the counter.
The majority of private dentists who haven’t even received their first Covid-19 jab are from KL and certain districts in Selangor, says the Malaysian Private Dental Practitioners’ Association.
We strongly feel that lifting the moratorium now would have devastating effects on overall dental services in the long run, be it to the public or dental practitioners themselves.
The Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society propose that MOH work together with GPs and community pharmacies to reduce the burden at public health clinics.