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Number of CS dentists

DefinitionNumber of community service dentists.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Personnel -> Community Service

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Number of CS dentists [Definition]
2001 15101232152582610[1] 164
2002 9111957230[2] 53
2003 ---------[3] 200
2004 81811951710344[4] 120
2005 819994158178[5] 109
2006 ---------[6] 241
2007 202833242640142616[7] 260
2008 162320251229131615[8] 199
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. DoH Annual Report 2000/01: Department of Health. Department of Health Annual Report April 2000 - March 2001. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2001. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/reports/annual/2000-01/
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    Note: Community Service Professional Posts are allocated against existing (vacant) posts, therefore these health professionals form part of the figure reported by PERSAL for the relevant profession. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services - SAMHS (11) and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures.
  2. DoH Annual Report 2001/02: Department of Health Annual Report 2001/2002. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/reports/annual/2001-02/contents.html
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    Some dentists graduate mid-year and had not been placed by March. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services - SAMHS (6) and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures. Table 29.
  3. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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  4. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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    Wonder Matlhahlane, 21 June 2005, personal communication. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services -SAMHS (14) and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures.
  5. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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    "Wonder Matlhahlane - 21 June 2005 - personal communication. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services - SAMHS and Department of Correctional Services - DCS and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures."
  6. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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    Document received from Phumulele Zulu- 23 May 2007.
  7. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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    Document received from Phumulele Zulu- 30 May 2007. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services -SAMHS (33) and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures.
  8. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
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    Wonder Matlhahlane - 24 June 2008 - personal communication. The national figure also includes CSPs allocated to SA Military Health Services - SAMHS and Department of Correctional Services - DCS and is therefore greater than the sum of provincial figures.
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