Primary dental care indicators: association with socioeconomic status, dental care, water fluoridation and Family Health Program in Southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Peres, Marco Aurélio¹  Peres, Karen Glazer¹  Fischer, Tatiana Konrad¹  Kupek, Emil¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Santa Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil

关键词: Services evaluation;    Oral Health;    Family Health Program;    Primary health care;    Social indicators;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2010000100012

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper analyzedthe primary dental care indicators of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS)considering coverage of dental care, ratio between dental extraction and dentalprocedures, and coverage of preventive measures among children up to 14 years-oldin the municipalities from the southern region of Brazil (n=1,159) between theyears 2000 and 2005. In addition, the association of these indicators with socioeconomicindicators, dental care, water fluoridation and coverage of oral health careby the Family Health Program (FHP) was tested. The increase in the coverageof dental care was positively associated with the percentage of rural population,Human Development Index (HDI), number of dentists per capita, and FHP coverage.Dental extraction was negatively associated with percentage of rural population,HDI, number of dentists per capita, and FHP coverage, and positively associatedwith the Gini index. Preventive dental care measures were negatively associatedwith the Gini index, poverty and number of dentists per capita, and positivelyassociated with the percentage of rural population, HDI, and FHP coverage.

【 授权许可】

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