@article{oai:mdu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000790,
 author = {SUZUKI, EDUARDO YUGO and YOSHIKAWA, YOSHIYASU and DEGUCHI, TOSHIO},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {松本歯学},
 month = {Apr},
 note = {application/pdf, The purpose of this article is to introduce Brazil from a dental point of view. Some aspects of Brazilian cultural life and economics that influence oral health and esthetics are presented. The Brazilian dental educational system, tuition fees and ranking of dental schools are compared and contrasted with those in Japan. In Brazil, there are 92 dental schools while in Japan there are 29. Dental schools in Brazil are classified according to their administration into national public schools, state public schools, and private schools. The University of Sao Paulo (U. S. P.) which is the most well recognized and largest university in South America, has three dental schools. The dental school of the Sao Paulo has the largest campus and a population of 715 students. Japanese descendants have a great influence over U. S. P. life. About 30% to 50% of the enrollment in prestigious courses such medicine, dentistry and engineering is filled by students of Japanese descent. The incidence of dental caries and periodontal disease are still extremely prevalent in Brazil, as in other developing countries, contrary to what has been observed in developed countries. Recent data issued by the Brazilian National Oral Health Survey (1994) observed a DMFT of 4.8 among 12-year-olds. In Japan, the National Dental Disease Survey conducted by the Ministry of Public Welfare (1993) revealed a DMFT of 3.64 for the same age group. Socioeconomic differences are seen as the principal cause of the discrepancy.},
 pages = {43--49},
 title = {Dentistry in Brazil},
 volume = {23},
 year = {1997}
}