Health Ministry launches dental laboratory technician programme

The trainees (Ministry of Health photo)

As part of the Government of Guyana’s efforts to expand dental and oral health care services across the country, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday launched the country’s first Dental Laboratory Technician Programme, a MoH release stated.

It explained that the programme which will be overseen by MoH’s Health Sciences Division, inducted 13 students from Region Four to be trained over eighteen months. They will receive training in the area of dental prosthetics at the Cheddi Jagan Dental School in Georgetown. 

Yesterday, at the Ministry of Health’s Conference Room, the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, attended the launch of the programme.