Hugo Tsou Ferraz
New Sectoral Competences in Dentistry: acupuncture in dental medicine
- Degree in Dentistry from FMDUP, 1998.
- Post-graduate degree in Medical Bioethics, (IV Master’s Degree, Faculty of Medicine UP).
- Professor at Fernando Pessoa University (2004-2019).
- Postgraduate in Traditional Chinese Medicine, IPN.
- Founder and Director of the course “Acupuncture for Dentists”.
- Professor at “Advanced Sleep Course” – Faculty of Medicine of Portuguese Catholica University (2022).
- PhD Student in Acupuncture in Dentistry, FMDUP (2022).
- Responsible for the Clinical Competence of “Acupuncture in Dental Medicine,” by the Order of Dentists.
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Ibero-American University of Science and Human Development, Mexico, (2024), Development and Research in Dental Acupuncture.
- Postgraduate degree in “Proper Nutrition and Maintenance of Homeostasis” – Prof. Lair Ribeiro – Uningá University – São Paulo, Brazil.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: New Sectoral Competences in Dentistry
8 of november, from 14h30 until 15h15
Room 2
Conference summary
Medical acupuncture today appears to the dentist as a high-quality tool, based on proven scientific evidence, which can be used in daily clinical practice, in various types of treatment, either as a standalone therapy or as a complementary approach.
The dental treatment presents its own characteristics in which acupuncture can provide a very specific and useful neuro-endocrine response.
In this conference, some treatments will be addressed and explained where the use of acupuncture could be an excellent option to consider, such as:
- analgesia and pain control (acute or chronic);
- anxiety management in adults or children (preoperative);
- hemorrhage control, pre- and post-surgery;
- rehabilitation of paresthesia;
- bruxism and TMD (Temporomandibular Disorder);
- aesthetic acupuncture;
- medical emergencies.