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0291/2015 - Oral Health in the Initiative for Children: indicators and goals of a Basic Healthcare Service
Saúde Bucal na Ação Programática da Criança: indicadores e metas de um Serviço de Atenção Primária à Saúde

Author:

• Anna Schwendler - Schwendler, Anna - Grupo Hospitalar Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Serviço de Saúde Comunitária - <schwendler.anna@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Cristianne Famer Rocha - Rocha, C.F. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Enfermagem - <rcristianne@gmail.com>
• Daniel Demétrio Faustino-Silva - Faustino-Silva, D.D - Grupo Hospitalar Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Serviço de Saúde Comunitária - <ddemetrio@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-6537

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the achievement of oral health targets set by the Initiative for Children at 12 health clinics run by a Basic Healthcare Service in Porto Alegre-RS, through a crosswise analytical study of the coverage of annual dental appointments in early childhood. Six hundred and sixty children born in 2010 were included in the study. The health clinics failed to reach the targets set (100%) regarding the coverage of dental appointments in every year of children‘s life. Most children (41%) had their first appointment in their first year of life. With respect to the total number of appointments, 22% of children had never seen a dentist and only 8% went to all of the appointments recommended. There was a positive correlation between the ratio of the total population along with children aged 0 to 4 years in that particular area and the number of dental practitioners and the coverage in the first year of life at each health clinic. Although few children were being seen by dentists at the recommended rate, the coverage percentages were above those found in the literature.

Keywords:

Child Dental Health Services Public Health Surveillance Health Services Accessibility

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Schwendler, Anna, Rocha, C.F., Faustino-Silva, D.D. Oral Health in the Initiative for Children: indicators and goals of a Basic Healthcare Service. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Nov). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/oral-health-in-the-initiative-for-children-indicators-and-goals-of-a-basic-healthcare-service/15364?id=15364&id=15364



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