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The book examines the weak relationship between Lower Local Governments and Lower Local Health Units, highlighting issues in supervision, resource allocation, and communication. It identifies communication as a critical bottleneck that hinders effective management and implementation of health services. The lack of clarity regarding the responsibilities of each entity further exacerbates these challenges, resulting in inadequate healthcare delivery.

The study was done to investigate the factors influencing the occurrence of dental problems among residents of Rwampara Health Subdistrict, Mbarara district. Record review and cross sectional survey using quantitative methods were conducted. The magnitude of the dental problems was found to be 68 per 10000 population per year. The knowledge dental check ups was low and dental health information was not readily available to the population. Dental caries was the leading condition affecting 83.1% of the cases reviewed. Sugar consumption was high. There is need to set a national standard to have comparable magnitude of dental problems. Dental outreach services are in distant communities. Oral health education programs need to be intensified in schools and communities.