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Figure 4. Utilization of the dental voucher by pregnant women
Figure 5. Sources of information on oral health and the Dental Voucher program for pregnant women
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Figure 6. Dental vouchers issued and used by pregnant women (Data: Portal da Transparência do SNS )
Coverage rates, calculated using live birth data from INE, issuance steadily increased from 2008 to 2024, population cov-
show that 40-46% of pregnant women used at least one vouch- erage has remained below 50% throughout recent years, high-
er during the period of 2022−2024. This indicates that over half lighting a substantial disconnect between program expansion
of eligible women did not access the program. While voucher and effective utilization.
