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5.
Medical Doctors - generalists and specialists
Until
such time as Marshallese personnel can be trained to the
medical officer or medical doctor level in sufficient numbers to staff
the two hospitals it will be necessary to provide such staffing with
expatriate personnel.
years
as
there
are
This will be required for approximately 10 to 15
few
practicing Marshallese medical
present and none in training in Fiji.
officers
at
It is understood that there is
one doctor in residency training in Guam at present.
D.
Dental
As stated previously in this document the three dental officers and
their supporting staff are working
population of that Island.
that when
in Majuro and primarily serving the
There is need to expand the dental manpower so
appropriate support
services
can
be
developed
i.e.
reliable
transportation there will be an opportunity to provide dental] services to
the population living outside Majuro.
of the atolls.
Services need to be provided to al]
As in medical practice there are various levels of dental
practice with many functions appropriately provided by personnel who have
less training than that of a fully qualified dentist or Doctor of Dental
Surgery.
‘The Dental Nurses can provide much of the service that is needed
in the outer islands, including extractions and education on proper oral
hygiene.
They would also supervise the flouride mouth worker,
and the
dental nurse assistants.
It is recommended that the dental manpower staffing be increased in
order to provide the services needed to outer islands as well as in Majuro
and Ebeye.
The area of dental manpower requirements needs additional study
and evaluation;
following
however, with only the preliminary data at present the
staffing
levels
are recommended.
There
should be one fully
qualified dentist (Doctor of Dental Surgery), an expatriate, stationed at
Majuro.
There is need for three dental officers in Majuro and one at Ebeye.
Five dental nurses are recommended for Majuro and four for Ebeye with six
dental nurse assistants for Majuro and four dental nurse assistants for
Ebeye.
The dental officers and dentist would require two dental laboratory
technicians at Majuro.
The recommended site of training for the dental officers and assistants
is at the School of Medicine of the University of the South Pacific in Suva,
Fiji.
It is anticipated that mid level dental practitioner training schools
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