46) Information and more information: the basis for success in education to health

Criciúma, Brazil - To maintain oral health to date not just clean the teeth daily. Therefore, the Secretary of Health of Criciúma holds the week of healthy smile. About 28 thousand students receive the application of fluoride gel, which protects the teeth for six months.

From 25 to 29 September, 55 professionals, among dentists and attendants of dentistry, travel round all schools municipal and state. The opening of the activity will take place tomorrow (25) at 9 am in the "neighborhood youth", with presentations of cultural workshops of the institution. The coordinator of the Office of Dentistry, Eva Regina Grings, highlights the week that includes students from pre to the 8 th grade of elementary school. "At the time of application will be developed a lecture on care with oral hygiene, diet and and techniques for cleaning of the teeth" states the dentist. Children will still be targeted which unit of health should seek if need dental care. "The purpose of the week of healthy smile is making the dental caries prevention. The fluoride protects the tooth enamel and leaves the most resistant to the bacteria that cause the disease, "says Eva. The reapplication of the material should be held every six months, in addition to the visit to the dentist. Students also receive a kit with a brush and toothpaste to take back home.

Rádio Criciuma

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If not know how to do best, at least as it is made in Brazil; ignore the situation, by the authorities, is the worst that can happen to any child. It is here to repair the Portuguese authorities.

Gerofil

45) Did you know that caries is transmitted ?

The bacteria can pass the mouths of parents for the child. The main cause of loss of teeth is a lack of proper hygiene, prevention is the treatment cheaper, more efficient and more comprehensive - the use of the thong, cleaning the tongue and teeth are measures to cooperate for the maintenance of health.

A cidade
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Now whether these prevention measures are already well taught and put into practice in all the gardens of childhood in the country, because no child born already taught.
Gerofil

44) 42% of children up to 7 years had caries

"Three in five Portuguese with pain of teeth do not go to the dentist and more than half of children between eight and 16 years already have the caries in permanent teeth, shows a study presented yesterday.

This study of the Portuguese Society of Dental Medicine and Dentistry (SPEMD) was released today in conjunction with the presentation of the 7th Month of Oral Health, an initiative that develops SPEMD in October, promoting s free dental screening throughout the country.

According to SPEMD, based on the screening of 11 thousand people during the initiative Oral Health Month 2005, 36 per cent of Portuguese adults have symptoms of pain or abscess, but only 40 percent of them sought treatment for dental problems. The SPEMD also shows that only 46 percent of participants had no problems in adult gums.

The study further points out that 42 percent of children up to seven years had caries in 55 percent of children between eight and 16 years had the dental caries in permanent teeth. "It's a very high number and shows that the pattern continues and it is worth concern ourselves with the teeth of milk," noted José Pedro Figueiredo, president of SPEMD, recalling that the idea ingrained that have no concern with the teeth of milk "is wrong."

The screening of SPEMD further points out that only 37 percent of children up to seven years has a teeth healthy. "That is, only one in three children in this age group has a reasonable oral health," stressed the chairman of the SPEMD. During the screening, 15 percent of the children indicated that in the previous three months had symptoms of infection, pain or sensitivity, and only 40 percent of children with pain or dental infections sought professional help.

"This means that 60 percent of these children in distress not sought treatment," concluded José Pedro Figueiredo, stressing that "the suffering with oral health is implicitly accepted by society, although the overwhelming majority of the diseases of the oral cavity are prevention easy. " "I think the idea was to use partnerships with private entities to provide dental treatments," defended the president of SPEMD, admitting that "the reality is that most of the Portuguese population has no economic capacity to bring to the dentist."

In 2005 dentists were observed by volunteers during the month of Oral Health, an initiative that promotes SPEMD together with Colgate, about 11,000 people from throughout the country, almost 50 percent of them aged between eight and 30 years old . In parallel, the Colgate held in May this year a study on the oral health of children Portuguese, concluding that one in four children go to the dentist for the first time for six years and only 19 percent of schools promote activities of oral hygiene among students . The study covered 5,500 children from five to 12 years about one hundred gardens-of-childhood and primary schools throughout the country.

According to the study, 24 percent of children never visited a dentist in the 81 percent because it did not consider that there was no need. Forty-five percent of the children only makes the first visit to a professional dental between five and six years, when it is already with the teeth of transition, and 36 percent of children sought a professional dental caries by problems, and pain or abscess. Thirty-nine percent of children go to the dentist less than once a year, 56 percent do not because it is not considered necessary and 28 percent because it is expensive.

The study concluded that 27 per cent of children begin to brush your teeth for two years, 47 percent of both the three and 13 percent after only three, when the recommended age is at around six months, when it starts to appear the teeth of milk. Nearly half of children (48 percent) use a brush longer than the three months recommended, 79 percent do not use or elixir or dental wire, and 57 percent brush your teeth twice a day, but one in three clean the teeth without the supervision of an adult.

The Oral Health Month, which the SPEMD held since seven years ago in October of this year with the participation of around two thousand dental find the whole country, which will make a voluntary basis dental screening free to the population, not including treatments or radiographs. According to the organizers, in addition to making dental screening accessible to people of more limited economic resources, the initiative aims to "sensitize people to the correct habits of Oral Hygiene and draw a general picture of the Oral Health in Portugal, from the results of the surveys made. "

For registration and information on the check-up free, is working the 'blue line' 808205206, between 09:00 and 23:00.

A União, Jornal Online

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I hope this article is read by those responsible for school health of the country or, in latter case, by the very Minister of Education. With so many reforms in education, there is no way to get out, once and for all, a measure of time to finish with the problem of access for all children and young people to treatments of oral health. WANTED WILL BE MORE STUDIES TO MAKE UP THE lift THIS SITUATION?

Gerofil

43) Make beautiful smiles

In the office that occupies just 15 days, Sónia St. Joseph struggle every day to show that go to the dentist does not have to be seen as a punishment. Since very early that Sónia St. Joseph felt attracted by the area of health. Always imagined a job that it could help the next. Something that says get with dentistry.

Sónia St. Joseph, 24 years old, says is that "end the suffering, to help improve the quality of life of people" which gives him more pleasure in the profession who began exercising 15 days ago in a clinic in Vila Franca de Xira.

Since it is applied first to medicine, rapidly love for specialty dental, mainly by the "challenge plus" to win the confidence of the people. Because, as a young dentist, "people still have an old and outdated that dentistry is associated with pain."

Every day in the office Sónia St. Joseph tries to demystify the work of the dentist, fighting phobias resulting from bad experiences when the technology was not another ally of professionals. "The area has developed enormously. With the anesthesia today the patients no longer feel any pain, "guarantor.

Every the day the dentist medical divide in the achievement of things as simple the realization of in composite restorations. For those not understood, is the translation: extraction of teeth, removal of caries and placement of mass white and cleaning, respectively.

The extractions are the most pleasure gives Sónia. "For the adrenaline, because it requires more because it is irreversible, even if we achieve," he explains.

Despite only having entered the labour market for 15 days, Sónia St. Joseph account already with three years of specialization, most in the last clinic of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto. In its curriculum account yet with an internship of six months in a hospital in Hungary.

An "extremely enriching experience", both professional and personal. In Hungary contacted with another reality of the world of dentistry, not so much in terms of technology, but with regard to assistance to citizens.

The state aid financially in all that is connected to dentistry, contrary to what is happening in Portugal, go to the dentist is almost a luxury, as the public health service falls short of the needs of the population.

To facilitate contact with the patients, Sónia St. Joseph had to learn some Hungarian, and that "nothing was not easy." The young dentist to even the episode in which a patient that meeting a month ago also started to learn a few words in English. "I was very moved", refers.

Despite classes in Hungarian, there were some moments in the case to have effect "frustrated" that you can not speak. As in most complicated situations of the forum cancer at the mouth in which only had the look and gestures to convey some comfort and safety to patients.

Also in Portugal, compared with Hungary, says there is a long way still to go in terms of awareness of the population to the importance of oral health. " Sónia stresses that often people do not know that oral health affects other diseases, making it even more important the care of the mouth.

So I would leave some advice: always brush your teeth after the main meal, not use hard brushes and toothpaste prefer appropriate; using dental wire and bochechar often. Recommends still one to two trips to the dentist a year to improve the oral health of the Portuguese.
O Mirante online (Sara Cardoso)

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The practice of medicine, oral health seen by a professional:

- What is happening in Hungary fully demonstrates that countries with similar levels of development or under the de Portugal may know and invest their resources in public health, allowing their citizens primary health care, for now, is what is says article - in Portugal, go to the dentist is almost a luxury, as the public health service falls short of the needs of the population;

- "In Portugal, compared with Hungary, says there is still a long way to go with regard to the awareness of the population to the importance of oral health. Sónia stresses that often people do not know that oral health affects other diseases, making it even more important the care with the mouth "- are very well aware that the ministries of Health and Education in Portugal; simply its deep red tape and lack strategies to combat the real issues which should tackle, in terms of health, push us to a country typical "every man for himself", in what is generally more to achieve each way to have access to private ($$$$$$ $ $ $ $…., therefore money to pay) to be really successful. Poor, who is born already poor because, in the area of health, discrimination by now, and many in certain situations, logo appears at birth.
Hence the need to give back very deep in the current situation in Portugal, namely at the level of oral health (we must also bring in the quality that is given to citizens of other countries).
WHY WE ARE TO A COUNTRY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, AS IS HOW THE HUNGARY.
Gerofil

42) Book that discusses the microbiology in dentistry is launched by teachers at UNICAMP

Helping the microbiological diagnosis through observation and interpretation of images is the aim of new book launched by teachers José Francisco Höfling and Reginaldo Gonçalves, the area of microbiology and immunology at the Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba (FOP), the State University of Campinas ( Unicamp).
"I believe that this manual can contribute much to the knowledge of students," said Höfling. The work Manual of light optical microscopy in microbiology, fungal and bacterial morphology is dedicated to students from graduate, post-graduate and expertise. According to the authors, the guide can help microbiological researchers mainly in the sector of health in general, involving courses in biological sciences and medicine.
The book is available to interested in two manuals. The book, more than 200 pages, is dedicated to practical activities of the discipline of microbiology, especially for dentistry. The work also brings an attachment with proposals for alternative activities to be associated with optical microscopy.

More information: (19) 3412-5322. [Fapesp]
Universia Brasil

41) Germany, a real example

Report on the health of Germans by the Robert Koch Institute shows that decreases the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Average life expectancy of Germans grew three years since 1990.

The report pointed to a number of curiosities, such as the fact that the teething child be one of the most sound at international level. Also the concentration of doctors, dentists and hospital beds is much higher than in the neighbouring countries.

DW

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It is seen that there is a direct relationship between the number of professionals in the area of oral health and oral health of the people.

Gerofil