At least 310 thousand of students from public elementary schools should begin the academic year to ensure an open mouth smile beautiful in 2008. The management of the Dental Schools, the announcement of the hiring for Social Organization that will provide oral health professionals to work in schools, out until next week.
In the plans of the government, in just over a month, the choice of the organization should also be trained and announced service may be provided immediately. "We're working against time. Although we can not guarantee the date for the beginning of treatment. But the pace that we will certainly be well before the end of the semester, "says the manager of the pulp, the dentist Reinaldo Maia.
The initial idea is to hire about 650 professionals in oral health (among dentists, secretaries, assistants and technicians) to work in schools that house 123 students from six to 15 years. So far, 35 schools are already equipped to meet the students and to the other end of February 57 will be added to the list of credentials. Schools that work full time, must be the first to be equipped for the service.
In these, the order is working in the counter-round school and other treatments will be scheduled in the same period of the school. According to the management of the program, the idea is to prevent students leaving to do the treatment for lack of driving.
The government wants all by 2010 around 400 schools of the Federal District are satisfied with the services of Dental Schools. "Not all offices have fixed, in some cases we will meet with traillers traveling," says Reinaldo Maia.
With the program, the government expects reduce by half the rate of curative treatment, while spending only with prevention and education of oral hygiene. "In addition to economy in the pocket, ensuring self-esteem and health to the student. What is very important in the learning process, "he says Maia.
With the initiative of bringing dentists to the schools, the government will also reduce the demand for professionals in health centers, extending the offer to seniors, adults and children from zero to six, outside the age range served by the public school system. "If we increase the attendance of those who have not yet reached school age, when they arrive in schools need not face more serious curative treatments. We are only with cleaning and prevention, "provides Reinaldo Maia.
Within the government project, is still the training of teachers and educational advisors to work in front of the battle of preventing oral diseases. "Once you start the year, we offer workshops to qualify teachers to work in partnership with dentists. We are studying a way to do that without interfering in the routine of schools, "said the manager of the program.
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Does the Ministry of Education and Health in Portugal are also able to think and act this way? No more red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy to society and are within the ministries; assign those duties to teachers in schools that are and certainly will save many millions of euros in the future.
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