Category: Dental medicine
“They are all different cases and, for me, they are all special cases!”
With experience in the treatment, without the need for sedation, of autistic children, Tânia Lourenço, founder of Clínica Dental Mind, argues that this option avoids the use of other drugs that can be more harmful to the body, and is ultimately less complex. On the other hand, “it allows the patient to develop greater control of his behaviour during the medical appointment, as well as an awareness as to the importance of changing daily habits to ensure good oral health”.
“Art with Heart” marked the 31st OMD Congress
The annual meeting of dentists once again coincided with Expodentária, events that took place between the 17th and 19th of November 2022, at Feira Internacional de Lisboa.
Juliana André Laboratory creates Tracking Tool
Juliana André Dental Laboratory has created a tracking tool, allowing dental clinics and other customers to follow the status of their work requests. The idea was introduced to “facilitate both the laboratory’s and the clinic’s work”, as everything will be made available on the laboratory’s site.
The number of dentists in Portugal has almost doubled since 2010
At the end of the 2021, the Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas (OMD) [Dentists’ Association] was made up of 12,235 actively registered professionals practising in Portugal, almost double the amount registered in 2010, when the number was only 6,905. In 2021, in comparison to the year before, the number of actively practising dentists in Portugal increased by 5.1%. These numbers were revealed in the “Números da Ordem” [Association Statistics] Study, carried out
“The future will bring changes to the teaching of the profession”
In a conversation with DentalPro, Paulo Melo, current Head of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the Universidade do Porto (FMDUP), revealed some of the goals for the mandate and says he has had the vital support of the whole faculty, professors, students and non-teaching staff.