Dentists In Malaysia

In 2010 there was one dentist for every 7,437 people in the country (in USA the ratio was about 1:1670).  If the average dental appointment lasts 20 minutes and a dentist works 12 hours per day for 5 days a week it would take about 9 months for the dentist to see every patient once. If every patient visited the dentist as often as recommended (twice a year) the dentists would not be able to cope.

The Government aims to reduce the dentist-patient ratio to 1:3,000 by 2018.

Share this page:

AUTHOR BIO

the author

David (the one on the left) is the writer behind Malaysia Traveller, sharing first-hand travel advice from over five decades of living and travelling across Asia and the Middle East. Based in Malaysia since 2009 and now in Kuching, he has published over 790 pages on this website, personally visited every place he covers, and uses only his own photos. Readers can learn more on his About Me page. He also shares updates on Facebook and YouTube. He loves uncovering overlooked places that even some Malaysians have never visited.