40) A praise

Dentists give free support

About three dozen young people of the county of Santa Maria da Feira already benefited from the support of free dentistry, under the "Service Anchor", the project Rights & Challenges, and that part already finished the treatment, and now, 17 users are still undergoing treatment.

The list of waiting has about 30 youths and adults enrolled. To support the implementation of this free at the level of dental medicine, the project Rights & Challenges established protocols of cooperation with three Dental Practitioners (Andreia Guimarães Lino, of St. John of View, Luísa Fernandes, Lobão, and Anthony Vita / UlfiClínica, Fiães), which are proceeding to dental treatment in young people indicated by the institutions / projects of social intervention of the county. Through these protocols, the "Service Anchor" fund the necessary materials and dentists offer their services.

Jornal Regional

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It is also my praise for the work of those three doctors dentists. It is a shame that there are now so few gestures of love and solidarity with the next in our society.

Gerofil

39) Health: Dental tired of working for heating

To hire dentists, insurers require that part of the treatments, such as consulting or the extraction of teeth, so to have discount or, simply, free, argues the Order.

The chairman of the Order of Dentists Orlando Gonçalves presented five cases in the Competition Authority, but ensures that there is more. The professionals ultimately accept the conditions because "there is a surplus of doctors dentists in Portugal" and there are no alternatives.

The question may seem irrelevant to the customer of the insurance, but just think, difficult, someone has the same performance whether or not paid for it, especially when has no option.

Any means spending and a dentist is better not imagine in what our can save. The business is only very good, says the president of the Order of Dentists, for the insurers.

"Insurers can a great deal, since the component of risk is assumed by insurers. People pay to insurers, convinced that the professional is paid properly and acts medical-dental practice and that this happens, and nothing happens with ignorance of the public, "says Orlando Gonçalves.

Remember that the Order of Dentists already been fined by imposing minimum prices for consultation.

Rádio Renascença

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Someone who would enlighten the public of what really happens? It seems that there is some confusion between dentists and doctors in dentistry. I look forward explanations of both parties and insurers.

Gerofil

38) 25% of the children only go to the dentist to six years

One in four children go to the dentist for the first time for six years, only 19 percent of schools promote activities of oral hygiene among students and only 15 per cent is to promote the habit daily brushing of the teeth of children. These are the findings of a study of the Portuguese Society of stomatology Dentistry (SPEMD) which will be released this Tuesday.

The study covered 5,500 children from five to 12 years about one hundred gardens-of-childhood and primary schools throughout the country. During the disclosure of the study will be presented the 7th Month of Oral Health, an initiative that develops SPEMD in October, promoting free dental screening throughout the country.

The Oral Health Month, which the SPEMD held since seven years ago in October of this year with the participation of around two thousand dental find the whole country, which will make a voluntary basis dental screening free to the population, not including treatments or radiographs. To gain access to a query simply connect to the Line of Oral Health - 808205206.

According to the organizers, in addition to making dental screening accessible to people of more limited economic resources, the initiative aims to "sensitize people to the correct habits of Oral Hygiene and draw a general picture of the Oral Health in Portugal, from the results of the surveys made ".

According to SPEMD in 6 / editing the Oral Health Month, last year, about 1,900 cooperating find, which led to about 11 thousand dental screening.

PortugalDiário

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A radiograph of the situation is made; lack Now the authorities assume their responsibility for this situation and take drastic measures now to end with the complete breakdown of oral health that exists nowadays in our country.

Gerofil

37) Vaccine against caries: Research unprecedented studies of bacteria causing the reduction of caries in babies

Is that the immune system of the baby is premature brazilian compared to those of other countries? That inquiry was motivated to one of the researchers of the Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba (FOP) of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) develop new research on Streptococcus mutans, the main bacterium cause of caries in babies up to one year of age.

The studies relate to the question of the proliferation of bacteria that causes cavities and include research on vaccine against dental caries. In the United States, highlights Ruchele Dias Nogueira, graduated in Microbiology and Immunology of FOP / Unicamp, which defends thesis on the subject in October, the greater propensity of such bacteria in the oral cavity appears only from the 19 months of age. To learn the factor of the propensity appear before that age in Brazil, the researchers followed for 18 months, 160 babies in the age group of five to 13 months, of 28 public kindergartens, Piracicaba. "The reason is that our babies consume more sugar in this age group and many mothers do the importance of oral hygiene in infants, which is a cultural problem," explains the cylinder.

The survey of the FOP / Unicamp showed that children with only one year of age, coming into contact with Streptococcus mutans, have antibodies to interfere in the colonization by the bacteria. The presence of specific antibodies in saliva, against GbpB - protein important for the colonization by Streptococcus - can reduce the chances of infection by the bacteria of the oral cavity.

The monitoring of babies made up every six months over a year and a half. "On the first visit, the 160, 20% had the bacteria in the mouth," notes Ruchele. The monitored 160 babies were divided into two groups for comparison, of children with and without the bacterium Streptococcus. Most who presented no detectable levels of bacteria was bearer of large quantities of antibodies specific for GpbB in saliva, while children infected by the bacterium early not had these specific antibodies.

"Although the percentage of babies with the bacteria has been low is worrying to know that they can have caries prematurely, which accelerates the loss of teeth," examines the cylinder. The study indicates good prospects for the development of vaccine against dental caries. With support of the Foundation de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (Fapesp), the Prefecture of Piracicaba and participation of graduated Alessandra Castro Alves, who studies the genetic characteristics of microorganisms isolated these children and their mechanisms of transmission, the search proved the action of the vaccine on animals.

With the induction animals in the production of antibodies against the protein GbpB, there was a reduction of colonization by the bacteria and control the development of caries. The thesis is guided by the teacher Renata Mattos de Oliveira and Graner was part of the results published in Infection and Immunity, international journal of microbiology and immunology. To be applied in humans, the vaccine depends on greater period of study.

According to the graduated Ruchele Dias Nogueira, the problem cultural unnecessary to consider the oral hygiene of the baby is visible in the behavior of mothers who do not clean the saliva of children after, for example, a bottle night. For the simple fact blow the food of the children, continues Ruchele, mothers can transmit the bacteria through droplets of saliva. "Children institutionalized (going children in nurseries or schools) have lowest level of presence of the bacteria because they are encouraged to make oral hygiene," emphasizes.

The cleaning of the gums of the baby, details the cylinder, it must be done with gauze soaked in water, moving delicate, always after the breastfeeding, bottles and food. In children with teeth, parents should make cleaning of the teeth and use the thong. "The first trip to the dentist can be from six months of life, for guidance. Afterwards, the children should go every six months," recommends the dentist.

ELIANA TEIXEIRA

Gazete de Piracicaba

36) We here by ... Almost nothing!

Curitiba, BRAZIL - Health receives donation of ministry: dental equipment were not a gift but a recognition to the work of Curitiba. The network formed by 94 dental clinics in the Prefecture of Curitiba received from the Ministry of Health on Thursday, 36 sets dentist.
The donation, aimed to units of the Family Health Program (PSF), was formalized through agreement signed between the national coordinator of the Program Sorridente Brazil, Gilberto Pucca, and the vice mayor and municipal secretary of Health, Luciano Ducci. "These facilities are not a gift to Curitiba, but reflect the recognition of the pioneering work that the whole team of the Municipal Health develops in the attention to oral health and that remains forefront," said Pucca.
This is the second time that Curitiba benefits of the partnership Brazil Sorridente-PSF. The first occurred in 2004, when 44 sets dental arrived. The donation will allow enlarge the structure of work and care of the 125 teams of oral health of the units that operate in the form of the PSF. Ducci thanked consideration and reminded that the emphasis on oral health by the municipal health service comes from the decade of 60. "We have a commitment to this historic area. Partnerships like this are important because they represent the opportunity to enhance a service that already has quality often top to that in most cities, "he said.
Among the highlights of the oral health of Curitiba is the index DMF-d, which represents the average of teeth definitive with caries, lost or restored. At 12 years of age, children curitibanas have, on average, 1.27 compromised by tooth caries - one of the lowest rates in Brazil. They contribute to this access to public dental clinics and especially the policy of preventive health taken to schools and education centres for children through repasse of information and guidance on cleaning of teeth.
In the first half of this year, the municipal health network held initial consultations odontologic 98 thousand, 900 thousand basic procedures and reached about 22 thousand people - especially children - with shares of public health accompanied by technicians, dental hygiene. Support the work program Caries Zero, which keeps a running bus characterized the city to take the message and the techniques of preventive dentistry program and Health Unit and Special Friend, which serves people with special needs.

Bem Paraná
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I am impressed when I compare the policies of oral health followed in Brazil with those applied in Portugal. I want someone here that knowledge of equal projects in Portugal; presume that there is need to raise awareness among central and local powers to the issues of oral health.

Gerofil

35) Dental practitioners against insurance companies

The Order of Dentists (OMD) filed complaint to the Competition Authority against some health insurance benefits for medical care "or below cost, or free." For dentists, is concerned public health.
On release, the OMD says that between situations that are detected "consultations, emergency, x-ray, cleaning and extractions of teeth for free." According to the Order, the situations detected challenge the public health. "The existence of medical treatments where dentists are paid far below the minimum costs required for their implementation conditions, therefore, the adequate provision of oral health care," explains the Order of Dentists. The institution ensures defend "a functioning free and competitive market in health," but stresses "so intransigent preserve the interests of consumers and providers of health in the quality of services and goods that are available."

SIC Online
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It is not know whether the provision of "consultation, emergency, x-ray, cleaning and extractions of teeth" is done free of charge to patients or to the insurers. I think there is lack of clarification.

Taking this request, I would also like someone explain how it is done the supervision of health care oral offered by insurers in Portugal.
Gerofil

34) Agreement between clinics and regional health administrations to the provision of oral health

Regarding the e-mail you sent in five September 2006, it informed me that the Directorate General does not have the information requested. Either way will be important to strengthen that one of the purposes of the National Program for Promotion of Oral Health in force is:

Particular attention, in the interests of fairness, the oral health of children and young people with special health needs, as well as the economically weak groups and socially excluded, who attend school in regular schools or institutions.

Should you require more information can consult the website: www.dgs.pt

Without another matter,

Division of School Health

33) Group of researchers cede right of patent for a vaccine for dental caries

On the first day of the school year, students of the Institute of Medicine of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) have been urged to invest more in research. Sousa Pereira, chairman of the Governing Board, began by praise the importance of the work done by a group of researchers from the institute in the discovery of a vaccine for dental caries and pointed the finger to students who have not taken the money deployed in the last year for the program Research.

This year, in spite of last year have not been spending the 20 thousand euros provided, the amount invested will be higher in the expectation of a rise of applications with quality forward. "A country is developed not by the number of scientific articles published, but for patent notes that," said, referring to negotiations with a pharmaceutical company for the transfer of patent law of the discoveries made in the context of the vaccine for dental caries. Sousa Pereira insisted economic impact that this work will allow and reiterated that "we must make a leap" in scientific research.

The officer acknowledged that students need to be motivated and listed the investments planned for the ICBAS this year. In addition to the simulator resuscitação that already exists, this year students can count on a simulator of labor and gynecological exam and with a center of cardio-respiratory simulation. In the pipeline is to give practical classes using simulated patients from a partnership with schools in theaters in the city of Porto. The university will thus the hypothesis of early contact with patients "encenados" to be subject to a long training so that there is a great approach to real situations.

The ceremony Sollari Allegro, chairman of the board of the Hospital General de Santo António, the students received the confirmation that the unit will receive the status of a university hospital. The doctor explained that lack appoint the director of teaching HGSA and was offered the name of Bernardo Amaral. Students spend the ICBAS still rely on partnerships with the Centre Hospitalier de Gaia and the IPO.

O Primeiro de Janeiro

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It is here the news and a sincere desire to its dissemination to third parties.

Gerofil

32) Without fear of smiling

Conference discusses international in Belo Horizonte techniques

and advances in orthodontics

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Interview with Jose Mauricio Vieira de Barros

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- What is the main problem in the mouth of children, adults and elderly? Are there differences?

- A large intake of sugars and lack of oral hygiene are the main causes of cavities in children and adolescents. In adults stand out problems in the alveolar bone around the teeth and gums in the example of periodontal disease. Lower intake of sugars and better oral hygiene condition also favor a reduction in caries.

The loss of teeth in childhood, in adolescence and young adulthood in the elderly reflect the difficulty of mastication and therefore the proper digestion of food. The evil occlusion, recognized by the poor position of the teeth and bones of the face, also has a huge impact within the populations, both in children and in young people and adults.

Demand for orthodontic treatment for adults has increased considerably, not only by the knowledge of the dental drive at any age, but also by the development of techniques that are conducive to handling such cases.

- Why do dental services, even the simplest, such as cleaning and exchange of filling, yet are so expensive and inaccessible to the poor?

- The dental treatment of the most needy should be the responsibility of the public sector. The figures collected by surgeons, dentists for dental treatment following a spreadsheet of cost that takes into account the level of professional training, location and overhead costs of the office, the auxiliary employees, the materials used, taxes etc. We know that these values may make the treatment less accessible, but we also have our expenses are taken into account. And every person can and should do his part, because the prevention and oral hygiene are fundamental to a healthy dentition.

- The dentist has spoken highly of excessive concern of patients with respect to the aesthetics of the teeth. Do you believe that there is an exacerbation of the cult of beauty?

- The mouth and teeth are really a business card. A person with healthy teeth and a beautiful smile and harmonic has its self-esteem higher. There are studies that compare the influence of a beautiful smile on people's lives and that showed that placement, as compared to people with severe dental changes. The aesthetics really influence on the decision to treat the teeth, especially in countries where the cult of beauty is more present. In some countries, especially in Europe and Asia, there is much concern about the aesthetics of the teeth. But this is also the ignorance of the possibilities for treatment and even lack of access to them. The aesthetic value of our teeth, but the main objective of concern with our smiles is the recovery of functional occlusion, or in obtaining dental ideals of the contacts necessary for a proper chewing, swallowing, speech and breathing.

Saúde Plena

31) Canary Islands (Spain)

7,311 SCHOOL CANARIOS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM 'CEPILLÍN CEPILLÁN' - is organized by the Directorate General of Public Health Service Canario of Health in collaboration with the General Directorate of Programs of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

A total of 7,311 schoolchildren canaries have participated in a program of School Health Education to improve oral health called 'Cepillín Cepillán', launched by the Directorate General of Public Health Service Canario of Health in collaboration with the General Directorate of Programs the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports during the year 2005-2006.

In the year 2005-2006 have been involved 7,311 students in 99 schools: 32 on the island of Tenerife, 25 in Gran Canaria and 42 in Fuerteventura. It offered a total of 62 lectures to parents and 9 courses for teachers, as one of the priority objectives is to promote the active participation of the parties involved in the process salud: family, students and teachers. The goal of the program is to improve the oral health of the students who are studying early childhood education (3-6 years) to prevent the occurrence of disease as more frequent oral cavities, gingivitis and fluorosis, as well as accidents mouth and harmful habits.

To that end, it is essential to promote the purchase of food and hygiene habits healthy from the point of view oral, learning how to brush your teeth right way, and restrict the intake of sugars especially between meals. This program also seeks to correct habits harmful to the oral health of children, such as the consumption of snuff in his presence, the use of pacifiers, taking bottles of milk before bedtime, the daily consumption of sweets, low fruit and vegetable intake, frequent consumption of soft drinks, thumb sucking, or not go to the dental consultation.

WORK - The Program 'Cepillín Cepillán' consists of activities such as a survey of parents on health habits and food, educational materials to color, cut and paste, games, drama 'The Tooth Manuela' starring puppets, and songs and records weekly breakfast and hygiene habits at home, among others. It seeks to assess the evolution of attitudes and procedures from the point of view through dental school through self-assessment sheets, surveys, put together, etc.; assessment of the assistance of parents to the talks; valuation of assistance teachers in training courses for teachers; record of compliance objectives and activities by class and school Valuation of oral health habits of schoolchildren in a sample of parents of the schools involved in the program at the beginning and end of the program when students are in the first years of elementary education (and with three years of the program); assessment of the oral health of a sample of students from schools involved in the program when students are in the first years of elementary education (and with three years) and comparison with the oral health of schoolchildren in the same way that have not participated in the program, and the effects of program development will also serve to evaluate it.

Following the completion of the program in the cuso 2005-2006, it is noted that the objectives achieved, have been distinguish foods harmful to the teeth of those who are healthy; know you can take some sweet things, and know how it is being correct cleaning of the mouth. As for the proposed activities, the most performed were drawing or cutting and pasting healthy food for a feast child. Coloring healthy foods for the teeth. Coloring brushes that are used for dental hygiene and delete those that do not work.

Activities to do at home by parents and objectives related thereto are made less, so there is an urgent need for more families to participate. Moreover, the activity of daily intake register as the registration weekly breakfast require more time to evaluate teacher performance and families to complete, so in the edition of 2006 it was decided to eliminate them. Other activities that have been conducted recently, as some cutting and pasting, have been included in the new edition but recomendándolas only 3 º of Early Childhood Education (5 years old).

To assess the oral health habits of schoolchildren aged between 3 and 6 took a sample of 5 schools in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. We used the questionnaire included in the booklet of educational activities presented 14 questions and called on parents attending the lectures on oral health council be completed before initiating the talk. The findings emerged that completed the survey 50 parents. The average attendance for college was 12. Of the total number of parents attending the largest number of those whose children were in the first course (3 years old). The proportion of assistance based on the actual number of parents with children in Early Childhood Education was 13 percent.

Most respondents replied that their children are cepillaban teeth, and the after dinner, the most frequent, with a 46 per ciento.Hay a large percentage of children who are planed alone without the help of a adult (45 percent), so that the family is not even aware that it is essential that an adult must physically help the child between 3 and 6 years to brushing and not just monitor it. Most parents affirmed that their children only took candy and soft drinks on specific occasions, but there is a 10 percent consuming sweets every day, a percentage that should be lowered to try to reduce one of the most important risk factors of dental caries.

Only 34 percent of parents say that their children take daily 2 or 3 pieces of fruit and 2 or 3 pieces of vegetables, which is essential for the overall health of the child / a. The 19 percent get milk or other drinks in a bottle to sleep. These figures should be trying to reduce them because of the implication of this habit in the production of cavities and dental malocclusions.

In contrast, the percentage of school age use this sucks, or they lick his finger to sleep habits that when too much on the prolonged time can also cause malocclusions, is very low (5 per cent and 2 per cent respectively). 20 percent admit that their children have difficulty breathing or by the nose, another factor that extends over time also can cause dental malocclusions. A 69 percent have never gone to the dental consultation. This reflects how the family generally does not give importance to the dentition of milk and hoped to bring the child to the dental when you run into a problem or when they start to leave the teeth definitive.

Most parents (95 percent) use toothpaste on the brush their children and much 60 percent placed in the brush the correct amount (0.5 cm paste), but there is still a 18 percent put 2 cm, which should be avoided to prevent stains of fluorosis excess paste at these ages. The contents of the conversations from parents can help change these harmful habits.

TELDEACTUALIDAD

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For a long work abroad. Now is the time to also do something for here. The authorities have to respond to the needs of the population.

Gerofil