Category: Dental medicine
10 years of dental cheques: the opinion of Mexia de Almeida
In an article published in the Health Policy, “Ten years since the 2008 introduction of dental vouchers in the Portuguese NHS”, the authors – Jorge Simões and collaborators – present the impact of access to dental treatments provided by the introduction of the dental-cheque in 2008.
Together for a career at the National Health System
Portugal’s new State Secretary of Health, Raquel Duarte, reaffirmed the government’s commitment with dental medicine, ensuring that “there is a huge effort in maintaining the population’s oral health care within the National Health System context”.
MegaGen Portugal and Iron promote the Master Cadaver Lab
The Master Cadaver Lab was a disruptive training organized by MegaGen Portugal, in a partnership with Iron Education, and under the leadership of the International Specialist Howard Gluckman.
Study reveals possible link between tooth loss in mothers and family size
In a new study from Europe, researchers have found that having a larger family may be linked to higher tooth loss in mothers—suggesting the old saying “gain a child, lose a tooth” might have more truth to it than first thought.
BTI: Dentistry, snoring and sleep apnea
After two very successful editions last year, which took place in Porto and Lisbon, BTI – Biotechnology Institute organised once again, on 22nd February, the session “Sleep apnea and snoring – the dentist at the forefront for its detection and treatment.