xr?
5.
Medical Doctors - generalists and specialists
Until
such time as Marshallese personne] can be
ained to the
medical officer or medical doctor level in sufficient nuhbers to staff
the two hospitals it wil] be necessary to provide suchIstaffing with
expatriate personnel.
years
as
there
This will be required for approxi
are few
practicing Marshallese medica
present and none jin training in Fiji.
tely 10 to 15
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 denta| officers and
their supporting staff are working in Majuro and primari]
population of that Island.
serving the
There is need to expand the dent 1 manpower so
that when appropriate support services
can
be
developed
i.e.
reliable
transportation there will be an opportunity to provide dent; 1 services to
the population living outside Majuro.
of the atolls.
Services need to be p rovided to all
As in medical practice there are various le els of dental
practice with many functions appropriately provided by persdnnel who have
less training than that of a fully qualified dentist or Do@tor of Dental
The Dental Nurses can provide much of the service
Surgery.
in the outer islands, including extractions and education
hygiene.
Ehat is needed
nm proper oral
They would also supervise the flouride mouth worker,
and the
dental nurse assistants.
It is recommended that the dental manpower staffing b
increased in
order to provide the services needed to outer islands as wel
as in Majuro
and Ebeye.
The area of dental manpower requirements needs adHitional study
and evaluation;
however, with only the preliminary data
following staffing levels are recommended.
There should be one fully
qualified dentist (Doctor of Dental Surgery), an expatriate
Majuro.
present the
stationed at
There is need for three dental officers in Majuro anc one at Ebeye.
Five dental nurses are recommended for Majuro and four for
beye with six
dental nurse assistants for Majuro and four dental nurse
issistants for
Ebeye.
The dental officers and dentist would require two den al laboratory
technicians at Majuro.
The recommended site of training for the dental officers
fand assistants
is at the School of Medicine of the University of the South P
ific in Suva,
Fiji.
ining schools
It is anticipated that mid level dental practitioner t