The meeting has been organized with the aim of insisting on the problems that affect the more than 40,000 dentists who work in Spain. Dr. Castro has transferred to Navarro, Pastor and Velasco, the urgent need to regulate health advertising with a state law, as well as the modification and correct application of the law of professional societies. In the same way, he has reported on the numerous cases of professional intrusion suffered by Dentistry and has requested tougher sentences for this type of crime so that they are truly dissuasive.

Another important point that has been addressed at the meeting has been the situation faced by young dentists in our country. As there is no numerus clausus in dentistry faculties, each year approximately 2,000 young people graduate, many of whom are forced to emigrate to other countries because they cannot find work in Spain or the working conditions they face are appalling. In this sense, Castro has recalled that our country is the only one in the European Union, along with Austria, that does not have recognized dental specialties, which represents a comparative grievance of our dentists compared to their European counterparts.

Finally, he has informed them that he considers it totally unfair that millions of dollars in aid are given to companies managed by venture capital funds, while thousands of self-employed dentists are on the verge of bankruptcy or facing the economic crisis without receiving any type of resource.

Carmen Navarro, Ana Pastor and Elvira Velasco have shown their full support for the president of the General Council of Dentists and have promised to study the situation.