{"id":1881,"date":"2026-06-08T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:09:57","slug":"dentists-union-will-launch-a-psychological-support-office-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/2026\/06\/08\/dentists-union-will-launch-a-psychological-support-office-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentists&#8217; Union will launch a Psychological Support Office in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Union of Dentists (SMD) will launch, starting in July, a Psychological Support Office for its members. The initiative arises as a response to &#8220;the growing emotional strain and the need for psychological support identified among dental professionals&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the SMD (Union of Medical Professionals), the profession is &#8220;associated with high levels of stress, technical demands, and accumulated burnout, factors that can significantly affect the well-being of professionals.&#8221; In this context, the union considers it &#8220;essential to strengthen measures to support the mental health of the profession.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new office will operate completely free of charge and confidentially, providing support, guidance, and a space for active listening for all members who need psychological assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the SMD (Portuguese Dental Association), mental health should not be seen as a taboo, especially in a profession dedicated daily to the care and well-being of patients. The organization emphasizes that the goal is &#8220;to ensure that no dentist faces moments of greater vulnerability alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those interested in obtaining more information about how the Psychological Support Office works, scheduling appointments, or clarifying doubts can contact the union directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New free and confidential service aims to support the mental health of dentists associated with SMD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26],"tags":[102],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1883,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions\/1883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalpro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}