500. Vacancies for stomatology in 2011

In January next year, health centers throughout the Northern Region will begin training 162 family physicians. Within four years, the interns will be specialists in family medicine and will cover a population of 243 000 users. The vacancies for additional internship in the specialty of family medicine represent a third of the total.

Vacancies by specialty were opened as needed now and in coming years of retirement medical service. To Stomatology and Imunohemoterapia not open vacancies for training doctors.

Jornal de Notícias

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In six months the Hospital de Leiria spent over 1 400 000 euros and contracting services to physicians, which translates into an increase of more than 665 000 euros compared to the expense of 2008. The hospital costs justifies the increasing needs assistance to more users.

In defense presented in the audit of the TC, the Hospital de Leiria justify the hiring of more medical services because of the small number of doctors serving the HSA, including a doctor in the specialties of Otolaryngology, Stomatology and Radiology, alongside the increased need for assistance health, with the growing number of users and to practice medical procedures. The HSA advances also have been complied with the guidelines circulated by the Chief Executive [Department of Health].

Diário de Leiria

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For the Portuguese understand the true policy of the current team of the Ministry of Health: extinguish the medical specialty of dentists in the National Health Service in the coming years. Years from now we must go foreign to have a dental consultation.

It is regrettable that the Order of Dentists and the Portuguese Society of Stomatology and Dental Medicine do little or nothing for yet another fierce attack on the National Health Service and health of the Portuguese, who had not occurred during the Estado Novo. Private interests or other games?