On last June 30, 2010, were presented at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto (FMDUP), the results of the Projecto ParanhoSorridente. The project began in October 2008, left a protocol between the authorities of the village of Paranhos and the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto (FMDUP) to improve the oral health of children and adolescents who attend kindergartens for kindergartens and schools of Paranhos.
The project was sponsored by Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD). Since the early work by the month of April 2010, the community oral health program "ParanhoSorridente" has reviewed more than 3000 of the mouths of children pre-school and primary school basic Paranhos.
The session opened with a brief speech of presentation by the Chairman of the Board of FMDUP, Afonso Pinhão Ferreira, newly elected Director of the Institution for the 2010-2014 quadrennium. On behalf of the authorities of Paranhos, Alberto Machado, Fátima Lopes, responsible for Education. And on behalf of the Order of Dentists, Ricardo Almeida Faria.
Then ParanhoSorridente responsible for the project, Isabel Roçadas Pires, presented the results obtained. In short, it was concluded that almost 70% of children Paranhos, Porto, have cavities in permanent teeth, and 39.6% need urgent treatment.
In the last two years, surveys were conducted 1 160 children aged 3 to 13 years in Clinical FMDUP, and have been held almost two dozen measures to promote oral health in the nine schools included in the project. In addition, it was concluded that in terms of the total measured, 69.1% of children have cavities in permanent teeth, revealing that nearly 50% still show signs of gingival inflammation.
Finally, the ParanhoSorridente responsible for the project, Isabel Roçadas Pires, cautioned that the partnership with the authorities of Paranhos should be an example to follow and be subject to participation by political and educational institutions.
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