Dr. Orlando Monteiro Da Silva
Orlando Monteiro da Silva is the President of the Portuguese Association of Liberal Professionals.
He previously served as the Chairman of the Portuguese Order of Dentists for approximately twenty years and led the major dental medicine organizations at international level.
He pursued postgraduate studies in HealthCare Management, Bioethics and Regulation.
In recognition of his contributions, he received an Honorary Doctorate, Honoris Causa, from the University of Porto
Orlando Monteiro da Silva was born in Porto, lived and studied in Germany where he was influenced by the model of liberal democracies and market economies.
Oral Physician Médico Dentista
President of the National Association of Liberal Professionals
Health and Regulation Consultant
Regent board member (Southern Europe) of the Academy of Dentistry International
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2001 to 2020 - Chairman of the Order of Dentists (OMD)
2011 to 2020 - President of the National Council of Professional Orders (CNOP)
2011 to 2013 - President of the World Dental Federation (FDI)
2006 to 2009 - President of the Council of European Dentists (CED)
2019 to 2020 - President of the Federation of European Dental Competent Authorities and Regulators (FEDCAR)
2011 to 2020 – Member of the Portuguese Economic and Social Council (CES)
2017 to 2020 - Member of the Portuguese Health Council (CNS)
2015 to 2019 – Member of the Consulting Board - Health Regulation Authority
1991 to 1995 - Assistant Professor of Health Policy in Europe, Modern University of Porto
1988 to 1990 - 2nd Lieutenant Dentist at the Portuguese Air Force
1987 to 2017 - Dentistry and Oral Medicine private practice
CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
Invited speaker at numerous conferences, courses, seminars - scientific and professional, nationally and
internationally
PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
Author of several opinion articles and interventions in national and international media, both generalist and
specialized publications and news channel
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
1987 - Degree in Dental Medicine from - Faculty of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine, University of Porto,
Portugal
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
November 2022 to June 2023 – “Strategic thinking and development for health and care regulators”, Erasmus
University of Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Netherlands
October to November 2022 – Attendance of the XXI Post Graduate Course in Public Regulation and Competition at the
Center for Studies in Law. And Regulation of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra
February 2022 to July 2022 -VII Postgraduate Course in Bioethics -Private Law Research Center of the Faculty of Law
of the University of Lisbon
October 2020 to July 2021 - Health Management at the Nova School of Business & Economics, Portugal
September 2008 - Mastering Health Care Finance, partnership between the Institute of Health Economics and
Management - Harvard Medical International and the Porto Hospital Center, Portugal
2009 - NGO Lobbying Practices, European Training Institute (ETI), Belgium
HONORS & AWARDS
2014 - Doctor Honoris Causa, by the University of Porto, Portugal
2015 - Municipal Medal of Merit Degree Gold by the Municipality of Porto, Portugal
2013 - Honorary Professor at Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU), Kazakhstan
2014 - Honorary Member of the American Dental Association (ADA), USA
2014 - Honorary Member of the Consejo General de Dentistas de España, Spain
2011 - Honorary Citizen of the City of Montevideo, Uruguay
2017 – Macau Conference Ambassador of Macau Special Administrative Region, China
LANGUAGES
Advanced user: English (C2); French and Spanish (C1)
Independent user: German (B1)
MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
Professional: Portuguese Dental Association, Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas lic: 346
Scientific: Member of the Portuguese Society of Stomatology and Dental Medicine
Charity and Honor Society: Member of the Academy of Dentistry International
FOLLOW ME
• Website: https://www.orlando.pt
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orlandoms/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlandomonteirodasilva/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orlando_monteiro_da_silva/