Author:

• Flávia Christiane de Azevedo Machado - Machado, FCA - Natal., Rio Grande do Norte - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte - <flavitamachado@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Janmille Valdevino Silva - Silva, Janmille Valdevino - Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte - < flavitamachado@yahoo.com.br>
• Maria Ângela Fernandes - Fernandes,Maria Ângela - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - Odontologia Natal - <flavitamachado@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The Specialized Dental Care Centers (SDCC) havethemissiontoexpandaccesstopublic dental careofmediumcomplexityandsupporttheprimaryhealthcareactions in thiscomplexitylevel.However, it isnecessarytoensurethequalityofservices, andwithinthatintention, it isnecessarytocontinuouslyevaluatetheseservicestoidentifyweaknessesandstrengthsthatsupportthe processes ofleadership/ management. Nevertheless, thereis a dearthofstudiesontheassessmentof oral health in thespecializedcarethatmayindicatewhichfactorsshouldbeinvestigated. Therefore, thisintegrativeliteraturereviewaimedto explore the panorama ofpublicationsontheevaluationofSDCC at LILACS and MEDLINE in October 2013 toidentifyfactorspossiblyrelatedtothe performance ofsuchhealthservices. Thus, 13 referenceswereincluded in thisreview. Theyindicatedthatformsoforganizationand management ofwork processes relatedtothebuiltof a healthcare networks (operationofregulation centersandconstitutionofhealth consortium), as well as thecontextual characteristicsoftheplaceswhere SDCC are located (populationsize, Family Health Strategycoverage, Municipal HumanDevelopment Index,governance, governingcapacity)werefactorsthatinfluencedonSDCC´sperformance.

Secondary Care; Oral Health; Health Evaluation; Health Services Evaluation.

Keywords:

Secondary Care; Oral Health; Health Evaluation; Health Services Evaluation.

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