732. Net empregos: Job offers (dentists)

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731. Impact of pandemic on dental check is worrying

From January to July this year, according to data from the Transparency Portal, less than 99,160 dental checks were issued and 108,029 less were used. Likewise, within the scope of the Early Oral Cancer Intervention Project (PIPCO) there were 2,343 fewer checks issued and 6,907 less used in that period.

A scenario that reveals that the impact of the pandemic affected not only private practice, but also, “and in a worrying way”, the National Oral Health Promotion Program (PNPSO), better known as a dental check. For the president of the OMD, this area needs “a recovery plan”, which involves implementing “different models” so that the program reaches effectively vulnerable groups of the population.

Speaking to RTP, Miguel Pavão suggests the possibility for the Directorate-General for Health to issue dental checks in an online format, noting that we are about a month from the end of the use of this module.

The president argues that the effects of the pandemic in the sector "require a deep reflection on the program and are an opportunity to propose new solutions and changes in oral health programs". And he leaves the warning: "if nothing is done, there is a risk of losing the oral health gains achieved in recent years".

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