The Portuguese children will be covered next year for dental checks, which give the users of the National Health Service the right to consultation or treatment in clinics or private clinics, Lusa said the president of the Dental Association.
There is still no decision on what age you are entitled to such dental checks, but children from six to 12 years should be covered. According to the president of the Medical Association (OMD), Orlando Monteiro da Silva, is also unclear what the value of these checks.
The Dental Association is still negotiating with the Ministry of Health to involve other groups of people such as diabetics, this program that gives users access to the National Health Service (SNS) to oral health care in private.
Next month will begin to be used dental checks for pregnant women and elderly. According to Orlando Monteiro da Silva, have joined so far this program more than two thousand dentists and dentists all over the country. A list of all offices and clinics can be found on the website of the Directorate General of Health (www.dgs.pt) and the choice lies with the user.
Each pregnant then at the health center will have three dental checks, a maximum total of 120 euros. The program will cover 65 thousand pregnant. The elderly beneficiaries of the solidarity supplement can enjoy a maximum of two dental checks for a total of 80 euros.
Where appropriate, are essential requirements of a certificate of pregnancy or evidence of the situation as a beneficiary of Solidarity Supplement issued by the Institute of Social Security. Data from the Dental Association estimates that there will be 195 thousand consultations for pregnant women (a total of 7.8 million euros) and 190 thousand appointments for the elderly (for a total of 7.6 million euros). If there were a fair distribution of checks by dentists members, each clinician had revenues of more than 6800 per year.
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