Fig. 1From: Three decades of a lesson learned from Thailand: compulsory service for dentist workforce distributionFlowchart of universities admission tracks and CS program conditions in Thailand. Note: *Paying the fine, of which the rate is lowered according to the number of attended years in the CS programs. Green and red arrows indicate the pathways into and out of CS program, respectively. Green and red outline boxes indicate the process in the public and private sectors, respectively. Green shading box indicates the admission process that has a positive impact on retention in CS programBack to article page