170) Sponsorships for the implementation of projects of oral health in schools

Varzea Grande (Brazil) - The municipal secretary of health, Guilherme Maluf, met yesterday (01) morning with entrepreneurs and representatives of entities of class to present the project Learning Smiling created with the aim of resuming the program of prevention in oral health in schools in the municipal system of education.

Under the coordination of Oral Health of SMS, Rita Sinohara, prevention brings extremely important in preventing cavities and extractions. "In addition to teaching to brush their teeth, our teams apply fluoride and dental kits distributed to children," he explains.

Today the Secretary Guilherme Maluf met potential partners for the resumption of the program. Participants of the meeting representatives of networks of supermarkets, hotels, pharmacies, entities of class, dental, dental conventions and businessmen from other branches that will return in media in the form of sponsorship.

"We noticed that the entrepreneurial class is increasingly aware of their social responsibilities and we believe the project will be well received mainly because it represents better quality of life for local people," concludes the Secretary.

During the meeting the president of the Association Shopping Popular, Misael Galvão, said participation in the partnership. "We know the reality of the periphery and know how will this project may represent in terms of reduction of caries and extractions," said.

Gustavo Moreira de Oliveira - President of the Union of Dentists of Mato Grosso (Sinodonto), praised the initiative of the Municipal Department of Health "Caring oral health of citizens is still possible to avoid many other complications to the health of people," said Gustavo, referring to problems of low birth weight, premature births, heart problems, among others. "Our union is available to this partnership," he said.

The project also received unrestricted support of the Regional Council of Dentistry. "There are campaigns in preventive oral health in the media and this project with support from partners, will allow the guidelines to schools and thus reach the families," considered the organization's president, Hani Fares.

Representatives of the supermarkets Comper and Model also attended the meeting and acknowledged the importance of learning Smiling. The University of Cuiabá also was present and confirmed its willingness to resume the partnership in human resources.

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I have presented a whole series of examples of initiatives taken in Portugal and abroad in the field of oral health. I hope and wish that the authorities may take away some initiatives so that can put into practice. Because time is short, it is now necessary to act today.

Gerofil

169) Talk: Children taking

Children given the lecture on oral health in Cuiabá.

Oral health was the theme of the speech given today (08) morning by community health agents to students of the School Milk Municipal Silvino de Arruda in the Planalto district. This is a preventive action and took the initiative whose own officials, under the coordination of nurse Luciana Regina de Silva Aguiar, responsible for the Program of Community Health Agents (PACS).

"We are working with the prevention of diseases through the promotion of health," said the nurse to students to open the activities. On occasion, staff members sang a song whose theme was also health, animating the attentive audience. Dr. Irani Gnoatto Ribeiro, responsible for the management team of the school, praised the work of the Community. "Prevention is the best way to promote health," acknowledged, regretting that many parents do not worry about preventive care, promoting the development of caries and premature loss of teeth.

The municipal secretary of health, Guilherme Maluf, it welcomed the action of the Community and announced: "we are organizing to resume the program of decentralization of collective dental procedure from the second half." This is a preventive work articulated by the Coordination of Oral Health of SMS and target audience are students in public schools.

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This story illustrates the importance that the issues of health are among the newest. This is why you must also begin to act and practice of systematic way, with the educational community, providing it with the weapons they need to prevent the disease entirely preventable.

Just the mere intentions coming from people placed in offices, often unaware of the reality of everyday life.

Gerofil

168) Oral health in the health centers

The last few weeks have brought some stuff to ineptitude that has lived on the lack of capacity of health centers and hospitals to meet the needs of oral health of populations. The hypothesis of the presence of doctors in the dental health center was again raised and supported by different personalities of the area of Health.

It is a fact that successive governments and politicians in the Parliament have made a point of not raising the issue too. Apart from the Left Block who has recently submitted a proposal for integration of doctors in NHS dentists, which was firmly rejected.

But actually the (non) policy followed so far is scandalously irresponsible and with implications for quality of life and increased health costs in quite disproportionate.

It seems that finally the conditions are created for that is beginning to feel a pressure of public opinion and the media on this subject. Even the World Health Organization has guidelines for all countries to give priority to oral health of their populations. The opinion on this matter requested recently by various media of the President of the Order of Doctors Dentists, Dr Orlando Monteiro da Silva, is paradigmatic of the negative impact that lack of doctors in NHS dentists has had on the population.

In our country, more and more voices that are raised against the lack of dentists in the medical centers Health. On one side we have families with lower economic capacity that have no possibility of recourse to private dentist, to resolve their problems. The other, are the teachers of schools, who speak of absenteeism, and stating that children ever have the worst teeth and come to class with immense problems, not that they know how to forward them to see these problems resolved.

Also the family of doctors have felt it increasingly difficult to respond to oral health problems that their clients face. Our population has the need for doctors in the NHS dentists to meet their needs for treatment!

The excuse that the inclusion of a strength as the NHS dental increases costs for the Ministry of Health is not substantiated. Even the costs involved in this lack of support for oral health by the NHS are incalculable, because we would have to add the days low of workers and the lack of students per class dental problems, recourse to the emergency room of hospitals routinely with decisions, examinations and medications do not always appropriate, the impact on the general health with worsening of certain diseases or the beginning of another, between an endless number of implications.

As I said many times, I consider the provision of oral health care to people within the NHS is a key measure in a country with needs that more than half the population shows. The current dynamics of the Ministry of Health, with the opening of the health units of public-private partnerships, seems to have created another kind of opportunity and possibility for a decision, far from the games lobbies against doctors in NHS dentists. These structures, more oriented towards the optimization of resources and improving responsiveness to the needs of the population, will surely give strong and decisive steps for a more than legitimate desire of the population would be implemented in the short to medium term.

Paulo Macedo

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167) What is gingivitis? Signs and symptoms

What is gingivitis? Gingivitis - an inflammation of the gums - is the initial stage of gum disease and easier to be treated. The direct cause of the disease is plaque - a film, gummy and without color of bacteria that form, so that, in the teeth and gums.

If the card is not removed by brushing and using dental floss daily, it produces toxins (poisons) that irritate the lining of the gums causing gingivitis. In this initial stage of gum disease, the damage can be reversed, since the bone and connective tissue that holds the teeth in place have not yet been achieved. However, if the gingivitis is not treated, it can evolve into a periodontitis and cause permanent damage to teeth.

I know I have gingivitis? The classic symptoms of gingivitis include gums red, swollen and sensitive that may bleed during brushing. Another symptom of disease is the decline or retraction of the gums, giving teeth to an elongated appearance. The disease can form of gum pockets between teeth and gums, where they accumulate scraps of food and board. Some people have bad breath or frequently feel bad taste in the mouth, even if the disease is in advanced stage.

How can I prevent gingivitis? Good oral hygiene is essential. A professional cleaning is also very important because once the plaque builds up and hardens (or becomes tartar), only a dentist or hygienist can remove it. You can prevent gingivitis by:
- A correct brushing and appropriate use of dental floss to remove plaque and debris, and control the appearance of tartar;
- Food-correct to ensure adequate nutrition for their teeth;
- Avoid cigarettes and other forms of tobacco;
- Go to the dentist regularly.
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166) Distressing

The Prime Minister, José Sócrates, announced a program to ensure the half a million people - students, teachers and workers in education - access to reduced prices to a computer and Internet broadband. Speaking in parliament, José Sócrates said that starting in September all students falling in the 10th year will have access to a computer and broadband connection.

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This news is ask, to anyone, what the real intentions of the government on policies aimed at children and youth of the country. Without wishing to underestimate the scope of the measures advocated, it is distressing indeed the stark contrast between the government initiatives and the actual needs that children and young people need today in Portugal.

As bread for the mouth, each day that passes is restricted to cut up and social rights and people to throw up many years of waiting in queues for simple dental treatment much cheaper than the whole range assumed by the government on the bet that is in new technologies ...

And I expect that the Prime Minister would finally disclose the country that all children and adolescents in this country would finally have access to oral health consultations.

Gerofil

165) Watch the teeth

The teeth are crucial to many vital tasks, such as nutrition (through chewing), speech, the smile and appearance, contributing, unequivocally, to the well-being and self-esteem of our children. Let us therefore learn to take care of our small smile!

Promote good oral health in the parents - the first preventive measure should include the care of his own mouth. The first bacteria to invade the mouths of our babies are often from the mouths of those closest!

Start the care of teeth as soon as possible - Wash the gums with a compress soaked in hot water should be part of the hygiene rules soon after birth. The use of tooth brushes to be postponed for the moment when the first teeth start to appear.

In older children and to reinforce the importance of washing the teeth. Do not make it an obligation, because you may be making the simple act of brushing teeth a real martyrdom for your child. Choose to enter 'the wave', giving the example and accompanying him when it comes time to pick up the brush.

Show that washing your teeth is a task of 'great' can be very useful to encourage them. It is a pedagogical strategy that has proven quite effective, at least until around 6 years, when the good habits should already be well rooted. At this time, this small task now should be a healthy routine as basic as the pee before bed.

The selection of the brush - the first 'brush' will not be more than a compress soaked in hot water with which to massage the gums of your baby after each feeding. When the first tooth appears, you should buy is a small, soft brush, so colorful and attractive as possible.

The brushes should be replaced when the filaments start to open (approximately 3 in 3 months). The electric brushes are more effective than manual used in an appropriate manner. However, they are easier to use. In addition, they are sometimes more attractive by that are not miraculous, can be an excellent incentive.

The selection of toothpaste - it should be a child, with pleasant taste. The toothpaste with fluoride are shown only from 3 years, when the kids are beginning to achieve its avoid swallowing. After 6 years now will be allowed folders adult and mouthwash with elixir.

Should be used when a small amount of pulp, because a small portion is sufficient to ensure an effective wash. Ideally it should always wash your teeth after meals or ingestion of sugary foods. In day-to-day is more practical stipulate a minimum of two washes (one in the morning and another at night).

Thus strengthen the quality of washing, not quantity. Better make two washes cared more than two times!

Recognizing the importance of fluoride in oral hygiene - Fluorine is fundamental in the prevention of dental caries, acting by inhibiting demineralization of enamel, or increasing the resistance of teeth to decay. Should be administered in the form of oral supplement from 6 months through toothpaste after 3 years and in the form of elixir in children over 6 years. In appropriate amount, fluoride has no side effects.

Using dental wire - The spaces between teeth are especially prone to the accumulation of food debris and hence plaque. In addition are the least affordable places in the regular brushing, so the use of dental wire acts as a complement to brushing, not as an alternative.

See the dentist regularly - The first visit should occur around 12-24 months. At this point, the goal is more educational than medical, trying to establish early and empathy with the local people. Often the first contact is made during a consultation with parents, during which little is familiar with new smells and sounds, inspiring them with confidence for a next meeting.

After an annual visit will be at the outset, sufficient. Never, under any circumstances, should scare your child with stories or threats related to dentists. It will only help to nurture their fears!

Enjoy the dentist to inquire about your child's sealant for cracks. It is a product that applies for small indentation of healthy teeth, usually from 6 years, acting as a physical barrier against dental caries. An excellent weapon in the prevention of this disease!

Establish a healthy and balanced diet - A healthy diet is particularly beneficial to the health of your child's mouth. Reducing the intake of sugary foods is the key to a healthy mouth!

We will not ask the impossible and try to transform our small children to adults, asking them to renounce their sweets. It was the same as for starting a race already established with the defeat. Choose to explain the evil that soft drinks, sweets and chocolate can do to your teeth, trying to 'negotiate' to establish two or three per week excesses. They should preferably occur after meals, when our teeth are more protected against the aggression of sugars.

Ariana Afonso (Internal Complementar of Pediatrics) Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of São Marcos de Braga

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164) Non-governmental organization recruits volunteers to meet the dentists children

The dental program of the good, the Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP) Class of Well, will start to meet children of Bauru and Lençois Paulista. For this reason, dentists are recruiting volunteers.

Currently, four professionals from the region are part of the project, which already exists across the country. The surgeon-dentist Elizandra Paccola Moretto, coordinator of the project, explains that children from 5th to 8th grades of the public school system will pass through a screening and then commence free treatment from the experts volunteers. Shares in Bauru still depend on approval from the mayor, but the expectation is that once the evaluations begin. In Lençois Paulista, sorting also begin soon. Moretto explains that children are sent to private offices of dentists and dental treatment will receive the necessary. To increase the capacity to care, she hopes that experts be included in the project. Every dentist may take the number of children who have interest. The sorting of children will be made by Moretto.

Priorities are taken into account as pain, cavities and extraction of teeth. Although no start date set for the care, the program keeps professionals registered in the region since 2002. "Although there was a regional coordinator," says Moretto. She met the project earlier this year when part of an international conference. "I went to the stand of the program and get interested in the project. So, I was invited to participate" recalls.

The dentists interested in participating in the program DENTISTA DO BEM can obtain information on the site www.turmadobem.org.br or by telephone (14) 3226-2331, (14) 9714-3189.

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Well, there are people to afford the good of children. That in Portugal there are also those who look for the needy and that the state takes its obligation to protect those who can not find answers in the treatment of existing institutions. The oral health must be understood as a right of first necessity and not as an economic activity for only the more affluent social classes by the system.

Gerofil