In total, 30.6% of the students covered by the PNSE were targeted for interventions in the area of Body Hygiene / Oral Health, with the Algarve region having the highest percentage (36.6%).
In total, 61.6% of the children who attended preschool and 50.6% of the children who attended the 1st cycle of basic education were targeted in this area, highlighting the Northern region where 74.1%. of Preschool students and 58.7% of 1st cycle students were targeted for Body Hygiene / Oral Health interventions.
Only 5.1% of the students of the PNSE students who attended the Secondary School were targeted in this area, with this percentage being less than 7.0% in any region and particularly low in the Alentejo region (0.4% ).
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In total, 61.6% of the children who attended preschool and 50.6% of the children who attended the 1st cycle of basic education were targeted in this area, highlighting the Northern region where 74.1%. of Preschool students and 58.7% of 1st cycle students were targeted for Body Hygiene / Oral Health interventions.
Only 5.1% of the students of the PNSE students who attended the Secondary School were targeted in this area, with this percentage being less than 7.0% in any region and particularly low in the Alentejo region (0.4% ).
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The National Health Council, which is part of the Order of Dentists (Orlando Monteiro da Silva), concluded that in the school year 2016/17, only 3 out of 10 children and young people were covered by body hygiene actions (???) and oral health; thus, 7 out of 10 children were excluded from those actions.When tens of millions of euros of Portuguese taxes are spent annually to train dentists, stomatologists and oral hygienists, millions of Portuguese children and young people have no access to oral health.
Shameful? Ridiculous? Bunch of corrupt politicians?
Shameful? Ridiculous? Bunch of corrupt politicians?
