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meet the Smiling Brazil! Through Law No. 8131/22, it was established that those responsible for federal, state and municipal administration must emphasize oral health care.
This measure, as of last Monday (8), began to be incorporated as a long-term government policy.
In different locations in Brazil, we find public health institutions, such as Basic Health Units (UBS), charitable hospitals and philanthropic organizations.
Discover Smiling Brazil
The Brazilian population faced long periods of shortage of dental care, resulting in millions of compatriots never having the opportunity to see a dentist in their lives.
To deal with this situation, the Brazilian government took a significant measure in 2004, with the aim of transforming the reality of the most disadvantaged parts of society.
The central purpose has always been to simplify access to oral health services, since a lack of oral hygiene can trigger a series of health problems which, in turn, translate into high public costs in the future.
Thus, aiming to prevent such scenarios, the Smiling Brazil Project, which established the Unified Health System (SUS) as one of the means to provide free care with qualified professionals.
This program, established in 2004, currently comprises more than 1030 Dental Specialty Centers and 185 mobile units distributed throughout the Brazilian territory.
Where are dental appointments held?
The consultations will be carried out in the service units of the Unified Health System (SUS), that is, in the Basic Health Units (UBS), in the Emergency Care Units (UPA) and in the Dental Specialty Centers (CEO).
Each of these health centers will be equipped with four dental offices, an X-ray machine and a laboratory specializing in dental prosthetics.
The availability of this equipment is ensured by the Ministry of Health, which plays a fundamental role in organizing and supervising the project.
The implementation of these care structures occurs through partnerships established with intermunicipal health consortia, city halls of the respective cities and university institutions.
Which regions and municipalities are covered?
Below, we present a list of all states where the Brazil Smiling program is in operation, providing service in several locations within each of them:
- Acre (AC)
- Alagoas (AL)
- Amapá (AP)
- Amazonas (AM)
- Bahia (BA)
- Ceará (CE)
- Federal District (DF)
- Espírito Santo (ES)
- Goiás (GO)
- Maranhão (MA)
- Mato Grosso (MT)
- Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
- Minas Gerais (MG)
- Pará (PA)
- Paraíba (PB)
- Paraná (PR)
- Pernambuco (PE)
- Piauí (PI)
- Rio de Janeiro - RJ)
- Rio Grande do Norte (RN)
- Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
- Rondônia (RO)
- Roraima (RR)
- Santa Catarina (SC)
- Sao Paulo-SP)
- Sergipe (SE)
- Tocantins (TO)
What services are offered by SUS?
The Brasil Sorridente program offers incredible additional convenience! Through the Unified Health System (SUS), you can access a wide range of dental treatments at no cost.
Check the list of procedures available through the SUS:
1. Dental cleanings
2. Tooth extractions
3. Oral examinations, including diagnosis and detection of oral cancer
4. Dental restorations
5. Application of fluoride
6. Tartar removal
7. Cavity treatment
8. Wisdom extraction
9. Dental implants
10. Free orthodontic braces
11. Endodontics (root canal treatment)
12. Specialized periodontics (gum treatment)
13. Orthognathic surgery
14. Dental prostheses (dentures)
15. Oral biopsies
Who is entitled to these free dental services through the SUS?
You may be wondering who is eligible to benefit from the Brasil Sorridente Program.
The answer is simple: anyone can participate in the Brasil Sorridente program!
Questions about the Brasil Sorridente program? Leave it below in the comments!
