South African Dentistry 1 article

South African Dentistry examines oral healthcare within South Africa's regulatory, workforce and public-private service context. HPCSA professional regulation, dental education, medical-scheme dentistry, public oral-health services, workforce distribution and rural access gaps all influence how care is organised and who can obtain it. Inequalities in access are part of the national picture but should not be reduced to a single cause or region. South African system context is the subject, distinct from clinical guidance whose validity does not depend on local funding or service organisation.