Lack of dental chairs the problem


I AM shocked to hear from young dentists posted to government hospital and dental clinics in Malacca that they are doing nothing 80% of the day, simply because there are insuffcient dental chairs.

The situation is the same in the hospital as well as the dental clinics.

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