Bello decried the scarcity of maxillofacial specialists, stating that “effective management of facial diseases requires continuos production of maxillofacial surgeons which is a specialty of dentistry and which are in short supply nationwide, with a little less than 200 specialists in Nigeria”
“It is obvious that we cannot attend to everybody which is a wakeup call to the reality that the facial deformities are not rare” “While we have made significant progress, the establishment of a School of Dentistry at UATH would greatly strengthen our efforts. It would enable us to train a new generation of healthcare professionals and improve access to quality care for those affected by craniofacial diseases,” Bello emphasised.
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