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MEETING OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Enforcement Officers meeting was held in February 2017. The areas discussed were:
• Enforcement Report and Achievement of 2016
• Plan of Action and Targets for 2017
• Cross-border activities
• Issues in the implementation of the new Dental Act
• Illegal practitioners and practises

ORAL HEALTH QUALITY

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME (QAP)

The Quality Assurance Programme (QAP) is intended to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness
of health services delivery including oral health. The National Indicator Approach (NIA) and the District/
Hospital Specific Approach (DSA/HSA) have been used under the QAP for the Ministry of Health. At the
national level, achievements for these indicators are monitored twice a year. Indicators are periodically
reviewed to ensure relevance and appropriateness.

NATIONAL INDICATOR APPROACH (NIA)
In 2017, four (4) NIA indicators have been monitored to measure the achievement of primary and
public healthcare. This year, the achievements are lower than in 2016. The achievements are as below
(Table 6):

Table 6
Oral Health Indicators under NIA, 2017

Achievement
Standard SIQ
No Indicators (%)
(%) Yes/No
2017
1. Percentage of primary schoolchildren ≥ 65 62.9 Yes
maintaining orally-fit status
2. Percentage of secondary schoolchildren ≥ 80 68.3 Yes
maintaining orally-fit status
3. Percentage of non-conformance of ≤ 25 12.7 No
fluoride level at reticulation points (Level
< 0.4ppm)
4. Percentage of non-conformance of ≤ 7 0.7 No
fluoride level at reticulation points (Level
> 0.6ppm)
Source: Oral Health Programme MoH, 2017

In 2017, the indicator “Percentage of non-conformance of fluoride levels at reticulation points (Level
<0.4ppm) has seen an increase over the previous year, and thus requires careful monitoring to ensure
maximum effectiveness.

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