Sri Lanka Dental News Sri Lanka Dental Association Inside this issue SLDA Annual Sessions ................. 2 Annual General Meeng ............. 4 Standing Commiees .................. 4 Presidenal Inducon ................. 5 Internaonal Events.................... 5 Connuing Educaon.................. 6 Miscellaneous ............................. 7 Message from the President World is changing in many aspects such as polical, economic and health care. There is uncertainty and at mes apprehension in the future of the naons like Sri Lanka where the Gross Domesc Product and per Capital Incomes are low. Sri Lankan healthcare system evolves with changing polical and administrave systems. The relave roles played by the key providers are also changing. Ministry of health remains the major provider of comprehensive healthcare including oral health care. In fulfilling the objecve of upliſting the health status of the enre naon, the Ministry health takes the responsibility of covering the acvies of promoons of health, prevenon of disease and providing effecve treatment and rehabilitaon to raise the health status of the populaon. The private sector oral health care providers tend to focus on oral health care services including the treatment modalies not freely available in the government sector. The challenges faced by oral health care personnel vis a vis are:- 1. Rising cost of Health care & Dental care. 2. Rising expectaons of paents. 3. Rising treatment needs of the elderly. 4. Inequality in oral health care services available to our populaon. We are dental professionals of Sri Lanka Dental Associaon’ need to take cognizance of these issues and do our part to migates them in whatever sphere of acvity we are in. one of the acvies we have already idenfied where we all can help is on the oral health care of the elderly in our society especially for these senior cizens who cannot afford to have dental care. Every member of the Dental Profession needs to realize that we are in a service providing profession and have an obligaon in discharging our social responsibilies to our people who cannot afford to pay for services. There are two other challenges that the Sri Lanka Dental Associaon has taken up for the next two or three years being the hosng of the Asia Pacific Dental Congress 2019 and the Construcon of the SLDA’s own office and auditorium. I have confidence that with the advice and support of the members these challenges can be met without much difficulty. Dr. HMW Cooray President, Sri Lanka Dental Associaon December, 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1 Sri Lanka Dental Association 275/75, Prof. Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha Colombo 7 Phone: +94 11 2595 147 E-mail: [email protected]Website: www.slda.lk Correspondence Please direct all correspondence regarding this Newsletter to [email protected]
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Sri Lanka Dental
News
Sri Lanka Dental Association
Inside this issue
SLDA Annual Sessions ................. 2
Annual General Meeting ............. 4
Standing Committees .................. 4
Presidential Induction ................. 5
International Events .................... 5
Continuing Education .................. 6
Miscellaneous ............................. 7
Message from the President World is changing in many aspects such as political,
economic and health care. There is uncertainty and at
times apprehension in the future of the nations like Sri
Lanka where the Gross Domestic Product and per Capital
Incomes are low.
Sri Lankan healthcare system evolves with changing
political and administrative systems.
The relative roles played by the key providers are also
changing. Ministry of health remains the major provider
of comprehensive healthcare including oral health care.
In fulfilling the objective of uplifting the health status of the entire nation, the Ministry health takes
the responsibility of covering the activities of promotions of health, prevention of disease and
providing effective treatment and rehabilitation to raise the health status of the population. The
private sector oral health care providers tend to focus on oral health care services including the
treatment modalities not freely available in the government sector.
The challenges faced by oral health care personnel vis a vis are:-
1. Rising cost of Health care & Dental care.
2. Rising expectations of patients.
3. Rising treatment needs of the elderly.
4. Inequality in oral health care services available to our population.
We are dental professionals of Sri Lanka Dental Association’ need to take cognizance of these issues
and do our part to mitigates them in whatever sphere of activity we are in. one of the activities we
have already identified where we all can help is on the oral health care of the elderly in our society
especially for these senior citizens who cannot afford to have dental care.
Every member of the Dental Profession needs to realize that we are in a service providing
profession and have an obligation in discharging our social responsibilities to our people who
cannot afford to pay for services.
There are two other challenges that the Sri Lanka Dental Association has taken up for the next two
or three years being the hosting of the Asia Pacific Dental Congress 2019 and the Construction of
the SLDA’s own office and auditorium.
I have confidence that with the advice and support of the members these challenges can be met
