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Figure 5
Impact Indicators for School Dental Service, 2013 to 2017
Source: Health Informatics Centre, MoH (preliminary data 2017)
The number of children with special needs receiving primary oral healthcare services has been
increasing steadily over the years. Under the National Blue Ocean Strategy 7 (NBOS 7) initiatives,
special needs children, the elderly and single mothers are given priorities in healthcare. In 2017, a total
of 61,641 special needs children received oral healthcare (Figure 6).
Figure 6
Children with Special Needs Receiving Primary Oral Healthcare, 2013 to 2017
Source: Health Informatics Centre, MoH (preliminary data 2017)
Efforts have been made to increase the attendance of antenatal mothers at dental clinics which includes
referrals from Maternal and Child Health Clinics as part of routine antenatal checkup. In 2017, the
coverage of antenatal mothers increases from 39.4 per cent in 2016 to 44.1 per cent in 2017 (Figure 7).
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