Minister of Health, Prof.Onyebuchi Chukwu wants dental therapists in the country to take the issue of capacity building very seriously. Speaking in Abuja at a training workshop on Current Concept in Fluoride Therapy organised by the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria, Chukwu who was represented by a Director in the Ministry, Dr.(Mrs.)B.Okoeguale said capacity building is key to the development of any profession adding that the participants should take the training workshop very seriously in order for them to be better equipped to meet up with international best practices as well as compete favourably with their counterparts in developed nations.“You must participate and come up with issues troubling you, by not participating, you are not helping yourselves,’’ he cautioned the participants, urging them not to be carried away by the monetary gains of the programme but the knowledge that will be acquired should be of paramount importance stressing that the knowledge acquired will never be lost.

Earlier, the Registrar of the Board, Mrs.Aramide A.Keshinro said the Board had embarked on training and retraining of its professionals to deliver quality services.She reminded participants that the importance of educating themselves periodically was to improve their quality of service.