Manuel Nunes
The Portuguese national programme for the promotion of oral health: dentist voucher
- Works for the Portuguese National Health Service in Castelo Branco, as a Dentist (inserted in the technical career of public administration) since 1988.
- Responsible for Oral Health, Quality Certification Office, Notifica and SINAS Programmes at the Local Health Unit of Castelo Branco.
- Professor at the University of Beira Interior. Responsible for the Curricular Unit of General Epidemiology and Community Health, and also participates in Research Methodology.
- Elected member of the General Council at the University of Beira Interior and of the Council of the Health Sciences School.
- Integrates the Course Committee for the MBA/Masters in Health Services Management.
- Member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of OMD.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: On Our Agenda (dentist check)
18 of november, from 11h00 until 12h30
Room 2
Conference summary
The Dental Voucher was created in 2006, and at the time, it was probably the best way to assure a greater accessibility of the population to oral healthcare. An accessibility that otherwise would not exist.
However, society has evolved, has transformed itself. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the Dental Voucher, which has come to a standstill after a short setback with Troika.
Maybe for this reason, the Dental Voucher is not used to its whole capacity and therefore does not comply with the purpose it was created for.
Possibly the needs of the population are also changing, as well as the needs of the professionals that have globally been supporting the maintenance of the programme.
A serious, objective and impartial evaluation would help to clarify many doubts.