What do you believe are or will be the biggest challenges facing dentistry?What qualities of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine do you feel will help you achieve your professional goals and how?

BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING DENTISTRY Name: Course: Professor Name: (July 12, 2012) BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING DENTISTRY The biggest challenges facing dentistry is that because the cost of living is being expensive day by day people will stop taking care of their oral health because they cannot afford the dental treatment. Mostly in the rural area where there no enough oral health awareness, but I am optimistic and positive that our oral health organizations will provide all the needs of the motivation and awareness to the public. Another aspect is that dentists are concentrated in the urban areas, and there is a shortage of dentist in the rural areas, there is need to pay more attention to the rural areas. Another factor that is a challenge to dentistry in rural areas is the higher rates of insurance making it unaffordable to many residents. The quality of water also acts as a challenge as the levels of water fluoridation affects the teeth. Ignorance also stands out as a challenge as individuals will assume advice of visiting a dental clinic unless a tooth develops a problem. They assume that they don`t have any issue as long as the brush teeth appropriately and their dental formula is not in pain. Indeed, it is often to see people rushing too hospital when a tooth develops a lot of pain only to find out more problems in other teeth. They are left out in understanding the latest developments and how they can maintain a healthy dental formula. Another challenge is the lack of pediatric anesthesia surgicenter service for children requiring sedation. This can be largely seen as lack of inadequate facilities in some hospitals. Some of the key ways to deal with these challenges in such areas is through ...