In line with implementing the Family Dentist Plan, currently 91 percent of rural comprehensive health centers in cities with populations below 20,000 enjoy dentistry services.

Head of Oral Health Department of the Health Deputy of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said: “40 percent of the physical space of 61 dentistry centers have been reconstructed and 60 percent of their equipment have been updated”.

Dr. Bahman Kalani noted: “currently, more than 300,000 people in the target groups ‘under 14’ and ‘pregnant women living in villages and cities with populations below 20,000’ are provided with level 1 dentistry services.

Noting that the Family Dentist Plan has been implemented in accordance with the Health Reform Plan, he said: “level 1 dentistry services such as deep cleaning, radiography, examination, and pulling the teeth are provided for this group for free”.

He said: “currently, tooth decay index in 2-year-old children of Khorasan Razavi and the country is two teeth i.e., of 20 baby teeth 2 teeth are decayed. This index is six decayed teeth at the age of six.

He stated: “rapid decay in Iranian children shows that the condition of oral health in children is not suitable and measures should be taken to resolve this problem”.

The person in charge of oral health in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences referred to activity of 700 health experts in marginal areas of Mashhad and said: “training oral health, screening and fluoride therapy is a duty of health experts