Category: Interview
“It is essential that they unionise”
The message comes from João Neto, president of the Dentists’ Union, who in an exclusive interview assures us that ‘only by uniting as a profession will we be able to reverse the state of decline in which we find ourselves. The SMD is the only trade union capable of effectively turning around the current situation of dentistry in Portugal.’
“Clinics now represent 100% of our production”
We want to grow and growing means having more people working.
‘We take care of every stage of the purchasing process’
Henrique Lorenzo Mota and João Sousa Martins are the faces of TBO Central de Compras, a company that was born in 2023 and is focused on optimising management in the dental sector. According to those responsible, the company’s differential ‘lies in its personalised approach and total focus on saving time and resources’.
“We guarantee reliability throughout the process”
Since its opening in 2013, the laboratory has seen sustained expansion. With a team of eight people who guarantee the realisation of all types of prostheses, milling is the core business of its production. Ana Silva, founder and director of Laboratório Novodente, tells us that she ‘likes to take risks, evolve and always go one step further’ in a sector where digitalisation is already a reality that is impossible to ignore.
“I’ve always been fascinated by detail”
Rodrigo Cavaco is a dentist who works in oral rehabilitation and surgery, using precision equipment such as loupes and microscopes. In a brief interview, he talks about his career and his connection with ZEISS, particularly in the acquisition of this equipment. The dentist reveals that ‘ZEISS is the ideal strategic partner with the quality it brings to its equipment, as well as the after-sales service’, emphasising that he currently can’t conceive of ‘excellent dentistry without the use of loupes or microscopes, especially in the area of endodontics’.