Mariana Dolores
Dental medicine ecosystem: opportunities and challenges across public, private, and social sectors
- President of the board of the NGO Mundo A Sorrir since 2018. Co-founder in 2005 and member of the social bodies ever since. Member of the finantial council of UDIPSS Porto.
- Fellow of the International College of Dentists, vice- regent in Portugal.
- Member of the board of the Global Visionary Fund.
- Master in International Non Governamental Organizations, Webster University, Regents College, Londres.
- Graduated in Dentistry by Universidade Fernando Pessoa e pos-grad in pediatrics by CESPU.
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.