From Atiku Sarki, Abuja
The Federal Government has appointed a new Registrar for the Dental Therapists’ Registration Board of Nigeria DThRBN, a parastatal under Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the FederaI Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Alaba Balogun said Dr. Anisere Dele, who was appointment to run for a term of four years, effective with 5th of May 2025.
Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare stated while presenting the Letter of Appointment to Dr. Anisere Dele in his Office at the Ministry’s Headquarters Abuja.
Speaking further, the Minister recalled and commended the due diligence process put in place by the Ministry for appointing a new Registrar for the Dental Therapists’ Registration Board of Nigeria DThRBN.
“Your appointment which followed a rigorous and due diligence process was highly commendable and, am happy that eventually we were able to appoint and come up with somebody who will help our DThRBN office for the next four years”, the Minister emphasized.
On the expectations of government for advancing the dental therapist profession, he charged the new Registrar to eradicate unlicensed practitioners and eliminate unapproved or non accredited programmes in health Institutions.
“The other thing of course, is how to grow the profession, how to ensure that we eliminate quackery from the practise of dental therapy. Because as long as we have quacks, then that means your body is failing of your primary responsibility, the regulation of practice”, the Minister asserted.
“And once you are regulating the practice, you are supposed to eliminate quacks”.
While wishing Dr. Dele Anisere a successful tenure, Dr. Salako urged him to mobilise his wealth of experience and network to advance the growth of the Dental Therapists’ profession in the country.
