Brazil’s life expectancy has increased by three years in just 10 years and now passes of 73.1 years.
according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of geography and statistics), who benefits from the increase in life are usually women who arrive to 77 years of life while the men arrive to 69.4 years.
who is enjoying these results are dentists specialize in geriatric dentistry, which are still few. Hence the opportunity for academics and practitioners specialize in this branch not to grow
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“Many employment opportunities are forming to address specifically this new portion of the population. We must not forget that the focus of dentistry is changing from a curative to a preventive dentistry dentistry. It is important to the awareness of the population with regard to oral health “, highlights the odontóloga and tutor Education Portal, Christiane Toriy.
professionals must be attentive to the market, because the opportunities in the area of dentistry are emerging principally for technicians in dental health, as the work of long stay institutions (old rest homes), in addition to private clinics and hospitals.
