Asturias expands free oral care to people over 70

The Government of Asturias reinforces the portfolio of health services oral health to the expand care to people turning 70 and to the entire population under 18 years of age. The Ministry of Health will send letters to inform about these news and emphasize the importance of oral care to improve quality of life.

As highlighted by the Principality in a press release, one of the main novelties is the invitation to all people born in 1956 to carry out a preventive oral check-up at your health center. Asturias thus becomes the only community that offers this service, with the purpose of promoting adequate hygiene habits and the early detection of pathologies.

After the exploration, A report will be prepared on the state of oral health and personalized recommendations. If applicable, they will also be carried out, no costfluoride applications, x-rays, cleanings, sealings, fillings, pulp treatments or extractions. The program Does not include prostheses or implants.

Children and Youth Oral Health Program

At the same time, Health consolidates the expansion of the Children and Youth Oral Health Programwhich this year reaches the entire adolescent population until the date they turn 18. This initiative has successively incorporated new age groups. Thus, until 2023 it was aimed at the population between 6 and 14 years old, later it was extended to minors aged between 0 and 6 and to young people up to the age of majority.

The program proposes periodic actions that include clinical reviews, dental hygiene education, sealants, fluoridations and minimal intervention treatments. The families you will receive an invitation to attend within the recommended deadlines. Appointment management will be carried out directly at the health centers in person or by telephone.

Incorporation of primary care teams (medicine, nursing, pediatrics and social work) to the promotion and prevention of oral health is another novelty this year that the Principality highlights.