Federative Republic of Brazil / Repûblica Federativa do Brasil
Population (2003 est.): 182,032,604
Languages: Portuguese
Capital : Brasilia
Dental Professional Body :
Brazilian Dental Association / Associaçao Brasileira de Odontologia
(World Dental Federation regular member)
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Postal Address :
Associaçao Brasileira de Odontologia, Ria Vicente da Fontoura, 3008 - Apt. 302, 90640 - 002 Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil
TEL: +55 51 3240 3485
FAX: +55 51 3333 0423
Dental Education :
Dental Curriculum (4 to 5 Years) Number of Schools (130) Number of Dentists (160,781) Data Source: World Health Organization
Articles :
Oral health on the public agenda: an analysis of Municipal Health Council records in cities from the 17th Regional Health Division in the State of Parana, Brazil.(Portuguese)
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Oral health among preschool children in Brazil, 1999.(Portuguese)
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Polarization of dental caries in a city without fluoridated water.(Portuguese)
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Associations between health promoting schools' policies and indicators of oral health in Brazil.
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An evaluation of the oral health quality of life (OHQoL) instrument in a Brazilian population.
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Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of dental caries and restorative dental treatment in Brazilian children.
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Epidemiological aspects of oral health among the elderly in Brazil.(Portuguese)
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Implications in terms of costs and manpower of using the Scandinavian dental care model in Brazil.(Portuguese)
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