{"id":21012,"date":"2023-08-21T08:41:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T08:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/clinic\/history-of-the-clinic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:58:51","slug":"history-of-the-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/clinic\/history-of-the-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21012\" class=\"elementor elementor-21012 elementor-3217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-427e039 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"427e039\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f6abbb\" data-id=\"9f6abbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cfdbbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cfdbbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb99198\" data-id=\"bb99198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a4b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a4b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of the Clinic<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bc8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00bc8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It was 2005...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea37c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea37c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>&#8230; and a father had a mission: to help his son, who had just graduated, settle down.<\/strong> And if he wanted to, he did. Week after week, I searched the real estate book of the newspaper, which I usually bought, in search of an answer. And since we only found what we were looking for, there he was waiting for you: a timid announcement, lost among giants, complaining about clemency. And it was heard, or in this case, seen! It was the announcement of a dental clinic in Vila Franca de Xira &#8211; the former Cl\u00ednica Candeias, founded in 1996, located in the upper part of the city -, which needed a new owner. Anticipating that the son could go to work outside of Portugal, the father anticipated inviting him for a visit to the space. Surprised, the son agreed not to do the defacement, but was not aware that this was his goal &#8211; to become owner of a clinic in Vila Franca de Xira, even if it was near the big capital. But the father threw the final card, assuring that the later one enters the labor market, with a space of their own, the more difficult becomes the path of someone, and&#8230;        <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a3877b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a3877b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13fd48f\" data-id=\"13fd48f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7434398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7434398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Within two months, his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/equipa\/dr-pedro-mota\/\">Dr. Pedro Mota<\/a>, was running an office &#8211; as he himself prefers to call it &#8211; with the feeling of having been thrown into the wolves. But it was too late to turn back and she helped him, as is true today, the dental assistant who, when invited to stay in the clinic with the new owner, a &#8220;kid&#8221; just out of college &#8211; as described at the time &#8211; decided to accept, believing in the project. Manuela B\u00e9rtolo, as she is called, became early on the right arm of the boss, and not only that, but also the left leg, hands, belief, determination, indispensable help for those who start from scratch. And the clinic grew, showing what was coming. There was even a time when the walls were painted in bright colors, because according to some    <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">experts <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the field, the colors conveyed positive feelings to patients. Until, <strong>8 years ago, he dared to transform the &#8220;office&#8221; <\/strong>into a real clinic, which could be a <strong>reference in Vila Franca de Xira.<\/strong><br>And so it happened.<\/span> <\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Extensive work was done, modern structures, new equipment, new technology, the medical team grew, several departments were created<\/strong>. This caused the trust placed in the clinic to grow exponentially, bringing more and more patients, and inevitably becoming small. It was urgent to look for a new space, a larger space. But that\u2019s when the pandemic comes, and&#8230;<\/span><br><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}\">Still, it does not give up and the investment is made in the current clinic, located in the heart of the city.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-390ff13 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"390ff13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc0f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2133\" src=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PedroSorrir-1152x2048.webp 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c7669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c7669\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582e345\" data-id=\"582e345\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27fb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27fb4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}\"><strong>A trained clinic with <\/strong><strong>4 offices, specialized rooms for technical support, support rooms for laboratories and surgeries, specific computer and communication offices, radiology rooms and 3D and 4D technology, specialized machines.<\/strong> We work by specialties, with a doctor for each area, is the only clinic with pediatric dentistry and until recently, the only one that had an oral hygienist. In short, it has all the existing technology on the market, at the service of the community, making any travel to Lisbon unnecessary. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>The Dr. Pedro Mota Clinic is proud to have added value to the city, having with it about 10 direct employees and about 10 doctors, thus generating employment for families<\/strong>, and is pleased to have always followed the principles that guide it: clarity, honesty and empathy. Even, because, as Dr. Pedro Mota says: &#8220;The most expensive treatment is not the one that is the most appropriate, we do not sell treatment plans, we have to find solutions for people, evaluating case by case. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There would be a &#8220;The End&#8221; here, but it does not apply to this story. Because rumors of new adventures are already surfacing, so we finish&#8230; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}\"> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; color: #d6a41e; font-size: 25px;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Continuing\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History of the Clinic It was 2005&#8230; &#8230; and a father had a mission: to help his son, who had just graduated, settle down. And if he wanted to, he did. 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