250. Autonomous Region of Madeira: Twelve complaints against dentists

The regional delegation of the Dental Association sent recently a complaint from one user to the Council of Ethics that Order. This was the only case recorded this year so far, according to Gil Alves, chairman of Madeira.

This year, Gil Alves has received 12 complaints, a result that keeps the meetings, all on Thursdays, at the head of regional delegation, with users who will complain of any act of a dentist. That charge states that most people just want to be clarified and cases are easily resolved between the parties in conflict. "This year, only one case became more serious, which meant that it may guide to the Council of Ethics of OM, in Oporto.

Last year, throughout the year, there were 16 requests for reunion, by users. Of those cases resulted in two cases sent to the Council of Ethics. Moreover, Gil Alves announced that the card is going to identify dentists Portuguese is held by professionals Madeira, no later than the end of June. The first copies will be sent along this month.

The representative of dentists Madeira explains that the purpose of the Order was to identify, to the user, the professionals who can carry and use the title of doctor-dentist. This is because, as noted, there are "some curious" that do not have any certifications and, especially on the mainland, are engaged in the profession illegally. To these we must add the orthodontist, persons certified, but can not provide medical interventions. There are still considering, the dentists, licensed physicians, registered as doctors.

It was to "separate the waters" that the OM has chosen a card, to be placed on clothing care, which enables users to more easily identify physicians and protect them from people with no qualifications to do so.

Gil Alves, questioned by JM stressed that the last two years there have been cases of persons found to exercise the profession illegally. It recalls that, in Madeira and the Azores, any doctor of medical dentistry is at the beginning, the Board inspected the area where it is located and also by the delegate, within the same county.

Jornal da Madeira