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Touching the Society about the Oral Health Issue andMobilizing the Dental Class to Social and Environmental Conduct to Promote Access to Dental Care for People in Poverty and Influence Public Health Policies
www.turmadobem.org.br
Our Mission To change society’s perception of oral health and the dentistry class’ perception
of the social and environmental impacts of their activities.
Our Values
- To do for others what we would do for our children.- Aesthetics and happiness in everything.- Transparency and efficiency.
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What we do
Founded in 2002 by the well-known dentist, Dr. Fabio Bibancos, the Turma do Bem is certified annually by the authorities as OSCIP (Civil Society Organization of Public Purpose) since 2003, according to their social role and his administration proved honest and transparent.
Less than 6 years after its opening, the ngo already has the largest continuous program of voluntary dentists in Latin America, the Dentist for Good.
Recognized nationally and internationally, Turma do Bem has been rewarded by 2 worldwide renowned institutions:
Ashoka Foundation in 2006 and Schwab Foundation in 2007.
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Our Background
Sponsors
Institutional Partners
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Our Partnerships
BrazilFoundation
To the society: To promote access to dental care.
To the dentistry class: To value their work and mobilize towards a new social and environmental conduct
To the business sector:To discuss the ethics of the dentistry sector. To encourage low cost products and services aiming to provide access. To inspire the same conducts to other sectors.
To the Government:To change public policies.
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Our Proposals
How do we accomplish all this?
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• Largest oral health volunteer program in Latin America for children in poverty
• Running in all Brazilian states, in Argentina, Venezuela and Portugal• Commitment: The volunteer dentist accompanies and treats at his/her own
dental offices the child through his/her adolescence, until he/she turns 18.• Selection process: done in the public schools and other ngo’s.
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Dentist for Good
Criteria for selection:
•Between the ages of 11 and 17 •Enrolled in school•Living in poverty•In greatest need of treatment •About to be employed for the first time
Status: running since 2002
Dentist for Good: Results and Goals
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New Projects
GREENDENTIST
SCHOOL OF HEALTH
PHILOSOPHY
BOAT FOR
GOOD
FINANCiNG FOR GOOD
ORAL HEALTH PUBLIC COORDINATORS
TRAININGPEOPLE
TOOTHPASTE
DOCUMENTARY
SMILES OF
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EDUCATION
PUBLIC POLICIES INFLUENCING
AWARENESS
ACESS
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New Projects
Boat for Good
Best Practices in Public Oral Health
Financing for Good
Green Dentist
School of HealthPhilosophy
Smiles of Brazil
Documentary
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A great impact project of training to public oral health coordinators be able to manager their resources in a better way
Oral health care for isolated river communities in Amazon forest
Affordable loans to target group of 28m people w/o access to oral health care
Social-environmental action plan to raise conscientious consumption habits into the society trough an ecological approach of the dentists.
Promotes courses and lectures presented by professionals from different areas for a more humanistic approach of the health professional.
Publication series to add profile and increase commitment
Movies and trailers portraying volunteers at work and beneficiaries to showthe impact of our job in poor people lives.
People ToothpasteA political action to the government to produce and distribute toothbrushes and toothpastes to needy people for free
Contact us
If you became interested in our cause and in our actions and want more details about the projects and plans for
partnership, please, don’t hesitate to contact us.
It will be a pleasure to assist you.
Paulo SeixasPaulo SeixasInstitutional DevelopmentInstitutional Development
[email protected]@turmadobem.org.br
Address:Address:
Sousa Ramos, 311 - Vila MarianaSousa Ramos, 311 - Vila Mariana
Sao Paulo-SPSao Paulo-SP
04120-08004120-080
BrazilBrazil
Phone :+55(11)5084 7276 Phone :+55(11)5084 7276 Fax:+55 (11)5084 1399 Fax:+55 (11)5084 1399
www.turmadobem.org.brwww.turmadobem.org.br
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
www.turmadobem.org.br
