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1388/2012 - Characteristics of the access and utilization to public dental services in medium-sized cities
Características do acesso e utilização de serviços públicos odontológicos em municípios de médio porte

Author:

• Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves - Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves - Salvador, Bahia - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <schaves@ufba.br>

Co-author(s):

• Denise Nogueira Cruz - Cruz, D.N. - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <dncnogueira@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-9561
• Andreia Cristina Leal Figueiredo - Figueiredo, A.L. - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <andreialealfigueiredo@gmail.com >
• Maria Cristina Teixeira Cangussu - Cangussu, M.C.T - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <cangussu@ufba.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-9486
• Thais Regis Aranha Rossi - Rossi, T.R.A. - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <thais.aranha@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2561-088X
• Felipe Fagundes Soares - Soares, F.F. - Salvador, Bahia - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <ff.soares@hotmail.com>
• Patrícia Ramos Cury - Cury, P.R. - Universidade Federal da Bahia - <patricia.cury@ufba.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-0483

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Abstract:

This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the main characteristics of access and use of primary and specialized public dental services in two midsize towns in Bahia with 100% coverage of Family Health Program – primary care (PC). A survey in 952 households and 2.539 individuals aged over 15 years was conducted. The main variables were: perceived oral health needs, demand for the service, barrier of organizational access and the type of service and procedure utilized. The use of specialized public dental services was of 11.7% and primary care was 26%. In the town where there was greater use of public dental services, there was less use of private services. The main barrier to access remained in primary care (from 5.0% to 15.2%). There was poor interface with PC, as only 16.6% of users returned to this level of attention. In conclusion, the main barrier to access, in the midsize cities studied, appears to be in the PC. Individual preventive actions were little reported. It is recommended to reduce barriers to access in primary care, as well as the establishment of a protocol that encourages continuity and longitudinality of care at this level of attencion.

Keywords:

dental care health services accessibility health policy oral health utilization

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Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves, Cruz, D.N., Figueiredo, A.L., Cangussu, M.C.T, Rossi, T.R.A., Soares, F.F., Cury, P.R.. Characteristics of the access and utilization to public dental services in medium-sized cities. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/characteristics-of-the-access-and-utilization-to-public-dental-services-in-mediumsized-cities/10942?id=10942



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