A plan to combat childhood caries and the need to support teaching staff at medical and dental faculties were the most important issues discussed at the recent meeting of the Council for the Development of Dentistry at the Ministry of Health, which is currently chaired by Vice President of the Supreme Medical Council Pavel Barucha. The meeting was attended by Minister Professor Ursula Demkow, who will be in charge of dental affairs in the new government.
Dentistry: no more debate time for action
Published Jan. 19, 2024 09:01
For many years, the problem of caries in children has been a potential for creating ambitious strategies to combat this ailment. It is, of course, good that this issue is being recognized and discussed. However, this does not change the fact that more than 90 percent of children and teenagers have decayed teeth. It is time for real action to reverse these alarming statistics. As a medical government, we are ready to cooperate. It is gratifying to see that we have recognized the reported problem of neglect of working conditions in medical and dental faculties. As I announced in October, we will devote our six months of chairmanship of the council to restoring due prestige to the universities that educate future doctors and dentists. The Council's recent meeting and discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Health give hope for the creation of dignified and professional working conditions for scientific and didactic staff. The profession of dentists requires the highest standards of teaching, because with proper education, we can count on safe treatment of patients in the future," notes the vice president of the NRL and chairman of the NRL Dental Committee, Pawel Barucha.
Members of the council unanimously voted in favor of measures that would lead to strengthening the capacity of the teaching staff that trains future dentists.
The council meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health: Prof. Urszula Demkow, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health; Malgorzata Zadorozna from the Department of Medical Personnel Development at the Ministry of Health; Karolina Sowa from the Department of Analysis and Strategy at the Ministry of Health; and Michal Dzięgielewski, representative of the Department of Treatment at the Ministry of Health, as well as national consultants in the fields of dentistry: prof. Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Prof. Beata Kawala, Prof. Teresa Sierpińska, Prof. Renata Górska, Prof. Agnieszka Mielczarek, Prof. Mansur Rahnama-Hezavah.
Source: NIL
