André Brandão de Almeida
Dental medicine ecosystem: opportunities and challenges across public, private, and social sectors
- Executive Board Member responsible for health at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa.
- President of the Board of the Santa Casa Hospital Center, Sant’Ana Orthopedic Hospital and Alcoitão Rehabilitation Medicine Center.
- Assistant Professor at Egas Moniz School of Health and Science.
- PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon.
- Executive Master in Healthcare Management – Católica Porto Business School.
- Postgraduate courses in Clinical Research Law; Medical Liability; Informed Consent; Medical Confidentiality – Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra.
- Postgraduate Course in Medical Communication and New Technologies – Nova Medical School.
- Master’s Degree in Dental Medicine – Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University.
- DMD. Founder and first Clinical Director of the Lisbon Pediatric Dentistry Service – Oral Health in Lisbon.
- MP. Member of the Parliamentary Health Committee – Portuguese Parliament – 10th Legislature.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: In Our Agenda (Dental medicine ecosystem)
8 of november, from 11h30 until 13h00
Innovation Box
Conference summary
This session aims to promote a comprehensive reflection on the diversity and complementarity of the different actors that make up the oral health system in Portugal.
Through a critical analysis of the three sectors — public, private, and social — their specificities, structural challenges, and opportunities for sustainable development will be debated.
The session will also seek to identify paths for a more effective articulation between the sectors, fostering synergies that enhance the accessibility, equity, and quality of the care provided.
This debate aims to contribute to an integrated vision of dentistry, centered on intersectoral collaboration and the construction of innovative solutions that respond to the real needs of the population.