Health Ministry receives 528 complaints on bogus dental practitioners


KUALA NERUS: The Health Ministry received a total of 528 complaints about illegal dental practitioners throughout the country from 2017 to 2021.

Its senior director (Dental Health), Dr Noormi Othman said of these complaints, 377 or 71.4 per cent involved fake braces; 58 (11 per cent) on dental veneers (crowns) and 93 (19.6 per cent) on dentures, tooth extraction and teeth whitening.

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