Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Dental Technicians. We will respond and process your request on or before April 9, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to DOH-HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BUREAU for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-700347479139.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated yesterday, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Dental Technicians

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. While, we do not have available data on the population of dental technicians per region in the Philippines. We recommend contacting the Professional Regulation Commission and TESDA for this information. Their contact details are as follows:

Professional Regulation Commission

P. Paredes St, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila

Contact:+632 8721-9326/ +63977-8316089 E-mail:[email protected]

TESDA

E Service Rd, Taguig, 1630 Metro Manila

Telephone: 8 832-3781 / 8 887-7777

E-mail: [email protected]

Lastly, we would like to provide our eFOI client with the Human Resource for Health (HRH) Statistics through PowerBI (http://tinyurl.com/HRHPHStat) for their reference. This dashboard contains information on the number of health workers and their areas of practice from years 2016 to 2023. Please feel free to utilize this resource at your convenience.

Should you have any further questions, please contact Mr. Nicko D. Bugay of the Health Human Resource Development Bureau at (02) 8651-7800 local 4225 or by email at [email protected].

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Thank you

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOl request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to the Central Appeals and Review Committee (CARC) at [email protected]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request. Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health