The non governmental organization (NGO) World of Smile will open a dental clinic in Guinea-Bissau and to provide free dental care to the entire population of Guinea, said today its chairman Miguel Pavão. Built three years ago to the World Smile is an association of dentists that Portuguese is to work in the area of oral health, especially among poor communities, excluded and marginalized.
In addition to projects in Portugal, the World Smile also has work in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, countries where volunteers from the World Smile provide medical care and raise awareness of oral hygiene. The idea of opening a clinic in Guinea-Bissau arose because the World The Smile had only a portable dental chair that limited the work of volunteers. "We had difficulty working. The only practical way was a portable dental chair, which helps but it has limitations," said today the agency Lusa Miguel Pavão.
A World of Smile contacted the orphanage Casa Emanuel, in Bissau, "a partner in the field, which allied with the initiative and offered a space in its facilities to build the clinic, said the person. "I was sent a dental chair courtesy Associação Abraço and 15 boxes of material in dentistry and dentistry that the Portuguese Institute for Development Support us chartered a container," said the president of the organization.
According to Miguel Pavão, next month to follow the Guinea-Bissau a group of volunteers, including two university graduates, which will install the seat, and the clinic to open in mid-August. The clinic will provide free service to all the Guinean population.
Waiting for "many customers," Miguel Pavão said he will have to be set some rules in attendance, with priority being given to partners and for priority cases. For now, the care provided will be "almost palliative, focusing on the treatment of caries, pain management, prescriptions and care for the young.
"Because they have a consumption of sugar too low, it pays to gamble when it comes to their first tooth. Up to 12 years can apply them to a treatment that prevents tooth decay," said the head.
Besides the clinical aspect, another tip of the organization is the training of local technicians and public awareness for the care of oral hygiene.
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