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Nationwide, there are 3,685 new oral health teams and 630 new units of care and services. Investment in these new qualifications will reach over R%uFF04136 million in 2023. Minas Gerais, the effect will be R%uFF0420,521,851.55.
10 million Brazilians are without a dentist
Thanks to the new qualifications, the program has now reached more than 10 million Brazilians who did not have access to this care, for a total of 111.6 million people covered. Brazil now has 33,300 teams operating across the country and 5,600 services in operation.
Among the Brazilian municipalities considered with new services and oral health teams, at least 85 municipalities will receive teams for the first time. In all, 68 different CEO services were enabled. Of these, 19 are new units. The credits also enable 10 new mobile dental units to ensure care reaches hard-to-reach and high-risk areas.
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