The Kenya Dental Association (KDA) has raised alarm in Parliament regarding a Bachelor of Science in Oral Health programme, asserting it is not equivalent to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and is potentially misleading graduates and the public.

• The KDA is concerned that graduates of the Oral Health programme are being presented to the public as dentists, despite not having completed the accredited training required for a BDS degree.
• Key organizations involved include the KDA, the Parliament of Kenya, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Commission for University Education (CUE), and the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• The association argues that the programme may be operating without verifiable accreditation from statutory bodies, risking patient safety, professional standards, and consumer protection.