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USP's Bauru dental school to host speech and hearing care centre covering 68 municipalities
The University of São Paulo's Bauru School of Dentistry will host a centre for science, innovation and speech-language and hearing care within Brazil's public health system, with coverage of 68 municipalities.
Why it matters: The University of São Paulo's Bauru School of Dentistry becomes host of a public health system care, science and training centre with a stated scope of 68 municipalities.
The University of São Paulo (USP) reported that its Bauru campus will host a centre for science, innovation and speech-language and hearing care within the SUS, Brazil's Unified Health System.
According to USP, the project is based at the university's Bauru School of Dentistry (Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru).
USP said the project's actions will aim to cut waiting lists, improve care pathways, link primary and specialised care, and strengthen multiprofessional training.
The university said the project will have coverage of 68 municipalities.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
USP's Bauru School of Dentistry has been named as host of the centre, whose stated aims are shorter waiting lists, better care pathways, closer links between primary and specialised care and stronger multiprofessional training, with a declared coverage of 68 municipalities.
