The XV Congress of the Order of Dentists met in Europarque of Santa Maria da Feira, between 9 and November 11, more than two thousand national and international specialists with the dual aim of promoting continuous training of members of the class and promote an exchange with society to educate for oral health.
The meeting of speciality happens in a country that occupies the last of the European Union in terms of oral health and where half the population is only in consultation dentist limit in case of emergency.
"In addition to the continuous enhancement of professional class we must work to find ways to allow more people access to the dentist," said the PRIMEIRO DE JANEIRO president of the Order of Dentists. Orlando Monteiro da Silva noted, also, that "50 percent portuguese is excluded in dentistry by economic difficulties and for not being sufficiently clarified to the importance of oral health." In this regard, Portugal is the level of countries such as Romania or Bulgaria in terms of oral health, and the younger grades are the most worrisome. Despite a 5500 doctors trained dentists.
To reverse this "worrying situation", the bastonário the Order of Dentists suggests the contribution by the Ministry of Health of consultations on the network of private clinics in the country "We must study ways to make the population has access to dental comparticipada through the hiring of specialists, refund of part of the price of consultations or through tax benefits for the user and clinical, at least for a basic package of treatment ", went to PRIMEIRO DE JANEIRO president of the Order of Dentists.
Moreover, treatment and rehabilitation of teeth - that is: regular consultation and placement of prostheses - are the areas most concern. "We must tell people that dentistry can not be seen as a luxury," he said, though, Orlando Monteiro da Silva, adding that "there is no reason not to evolve in terms of oral health in Portugal because we have technicians, dental practitioners and will [the average age of class is 35 years], but there is a problem of political will to resolve. "
In any case, the contacts established by the Order of Dentists with the Ministry of Health show that the office of the Minister Correia de Campos is aware of the situation and, furthermore, will have to act. "Especially in terms of prevention, taking some ideas on these matters," added Monteiro da Silva. Á way of guidelines, at least, each person should perform a dentist in a year. In 365 days a year, each person should brush their teeth at least three times a day, after meals, for two minutes, with a brush adapted to their tooth sensitivity. In addition to this concern, the use of dental floss is recommended.
The Order of Dentists presented at the formal session of the opening of XV Congress of speciality, a campaign to raise awareness of smaller for oral health. With the suggestive name of "John Dentex ', the initiative aims to achieve over the next year, the universe of nearly a million and half of children, alerting parents and teachers of the importance of oral hygiene. This is a mobile campaign, which vai go through various schools and health centres of the country, created in partnership with the Ministry of Education and with the collaboration of several medical dentists.
Later this year, in December, the city of Famalicão vai host the first pilot action. "The campaign is important because it will educate for oral hygiene," confirmed in statements to the PRIMEIRO DE JANEIRO, Orlando da Silva Monteiro, president of the Order of Dentists.
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