In a debate article in Journal Tandläkartidningen (Swedish only), representatives of Sweden’s dental programs, including Peter Lingström, expressed concern about the future opportunities for training dentists, dental hygienists and dental technicians. At the four universities, there are today a total of 33 professors and 110 teachers with a PhD. The average age of these teachers are high, and many are about to retiore. The debaters believe that the bleak situation is partly caused by the fact that the price tag for these programs has not been adjusted, and the lacking research funding within odonotology is lacking.