Jakarta, Aug. 6 -- President Prabowo Subianto instructed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to increase the number of dentists at public health centers (Puskesmas), in response to the Free Health Checks (CKG) program reports revealed to him, Tuesday evening.

After meeting with the president at the Presidential Palace Complex here, Sadikin stated that evaluations of the CKG implementation found widespread dental issues among health check participants. "Our dental health is very bad," the minister remarked.

He noted that the finding aligns with the fact that over four thousand out of 10 thousand puskesmas nationwide have no dentists. In comparison, only 600 puskesmas lack doctors on duty.

"It will be my task to improve (the dental healt...