The idea will be today (May 5) discussed with the Health Minister, Ana Jorge, a meeting to evaluate the start of the initiative that provides for the first time, oral health care for users of the National Health Service (SNS in portuguese) - the Portuguese are treated by private physicians, but the State ensures the payment. This year limit will be for pregnant women and the elderly. But the idea is to extend it gradually to other segments of the population.
There are now a program of oral health for children. Encompasses 65 thousand between six and seven years and ten and 12. But the president of the OMD, Orlando Monteiro da Silva considers that the 'ideal' is to use the change in the model and move towards a wider track, 'continuing care and counseling that will be provided to pregnant women'. If the authority agrees with the age range will be 1.3 million users per year. The value of checks advocated by dentists would be equal to that which is given to older people - 80 million, five million more than the current value.
It is not enough to handle everything - is out, for example, the placement of braces - but would be an important step, explains the President of the OMD. The question is whether there will be availability of funds from the Ministry of Health for an extension that could cost 104 million euros.
In the case of pregnant women and elderly people, everything is ready for the first dental checks are distributed later this month. All that is needed to complete the testing computer program to record the treatments and direct users of health centers to clinics that have joined the program.
Already signed up 2300 dentists and dentists from all over the country (the Alentejo is the area under accession). Today is an information session for professionals interested in the School of Dental Medicine of Lisbon.
The order gave rise to the oral health program also provides that local authorities can play a role in care. How? Funding to extend the consultation to other groups that are not covered, or increasing the value of dental checks. Orlando Monteiro da Silva says that dozens of municipalities have contacted the OMD, showing interest in joining. But the lack of available funds has acted as a barrier to the completion of negotiations.
In addition to the treatments, the program will allow you to take a radiograph of the oral health status of the Portuguese, as are appraisals of the result.
Comments:
-Some kind soul can tell me where to go get the vouchers? Is that my daughter is about to do 17 years and seen the case from there now can walk with the rotten teeth;
-Another inequality of this government ... the other between 16 and 65 are not Portuguese or need to go to the dentist;
-Oral health in Venezuela is free and very good. Every time I'm more ashamed of my country, where is that Portugal will arrive?;
-This is just another maneuver 'cosmetic' of this government. Like previous governments, we are contributing to a third world country. It's a shame the state of oral health of elderly people and children in this country. 80 per year! Only by this government people on the street, and also repeated until we installed the chaos and they rethink the welfare of the people is that it followed. Shame on you;
-This is just another patch and a sweet for a toothless people.
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