Dentists gave the 50 needy students, but when the time to ask for payment to the State arrived, claimed the triple. In total, the dentist with an office in Porto, ripping off the state in 4000 euros. Consisted accused yesterday by the National Anti-Corruption Unit of the Judicial Police for forgery and fraud.
The investigation lasted several months ago, in the fight against fraud in the National Health Service. The dentist worked with a school of Porto, in the Information System for Oral Health (SISO) that is part of the program in which the State finances dental care to needy students. The school gives dental checks students and then the state pays for visits to the dentist.
The doctor met 50 students from the same school. These were just a consultation but the dentist charged to the State three visits to each of the students, ie four thousand euros. The investigation moved as the cases are students at one school. Searches were done in the doctor's office and confirmed that the children only had a query. The Judicial Police are investigating whether there are more cases in other schools.
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This is a real example where the existence of checks notorious dentists proves to be completely absurd and that children are treated as numbers, not taking into account their actual oral health needs.
Children should have dental treatments depending on your needs; checks - dentists constitute a program that limits children's access to oral health. The Dental Association should report the situation and urgently request the replacement of the oral health program based on checks - Dentists in another program that defends the real interests and rights of children and young people.
Collude with the current oral health program for children and youth means paving the way for all sorts of illegalities. Only a program based on clinical criteria may give credibility to a real infant oral health program.
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