Dental Medicine Criticized as 'Poor Relative' in Portugal's National Health Service

Miguel Pavão, president of the Order of Dental Surgeons, criticized the minimal state investment in dental medicine within Portugal's National Health Service, highlighting an 'elitist prejudice' that views oral health as a luxury.

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observadorPortuguese32d ago

"A medicina dentária foi sempre o parente pobre no SNS"

Miguel Pavão critica o investimento residual do Estado. O bastonário da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas afirma que existe um preconceito elitista no acesso à saúde oral, que é vista "quase como um luxo".

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Dental Medicine Criticized as 'Poor Relative' in Portugal's National Health Service

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