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Solidarity dentist, free care for those in difficulty

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THE PANDEMIC is taking away the smile especially from the most fragile Italians: those who in the past struggled to afford dental care today are even more in difficulty, also because due to the health emergency the possibility of accessing the dental services offered by the Service has further decreased. public health, which even before Covid-19 they could only cover 5% of total dental care.

The SIdP Onlus Foundation and the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP), together with the Society of San Vincenzo De Paoli, will start the project ‘The solidary dentist’ from 30 April, which will guarantee urgent and free dental treatment to the most fragile citizens and in difficulty. . More than 250 SIdP dentists and dental hygienists have already joined the initiative, launched on the occasion of the world health day on 7 April, who will dedicate an hour a week to free dental visits and services for less well-off Italians, reported and accompanied by a volunteer of the San Vincenzo De Paoli Society.

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“The project ‘The solidary dentist’ – highlights Mario Aimetti, president of the SIdP Onlus Foundation – in addition to intervening in an emergency context to allow urgent care to be addressed, he wants to raise awareness on the importance of prevention and correct oral hygiene practices “.

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In Italy, dental services are essentially private with minimal coverage by the public system and consequent economic barriers for citizens. Istat data show that in 2019 one in two Italians went to the dentist but this figure drops to 14% for citizens who are in a situation of relative poverty and below 9% for those who are in a state of absolute poverty. . “Moreover – adds Aimetti – among foreign citizens access to dental care is less than half compared to Italians and the pandemic has aggravated these inequalities. The ‘Solidarity dentist’ project can make a difference for many fragile citizens”. “On the day dedicated to improving the health conditions of the entire population – he concludes Luca Landi, SIdP president – we have thought of an initiative that can be of real support to the economically most disadvantaged citizens “.

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