Author:

• Fabíola Fernandes Soares - Soares, F.F. - Goiânia, GO - Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Anápolis - <bimyfriend78@hotmail.com>

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Abstract:

The aim of this study was to review the publications from 2001 to 2008 regarding the work of the Oral Health Team (OHT) in the Brazilian Family Health Strategy (FHS), in order to investigate the publications profile and the studies that can support the assessment of the inclusion of oral health in the strategy. The sources were articles published in national and international journals included in the LILACS, MEDLINE and BBO databases, and also journals not indexed. Only those articles that addressed some kind of assessment of the role of OHT in FHS were selected (N=20). Studies published up to 2008 present important information, but the evaluation methodologies used in most of them do not adequately show the impact of OHT actions on the access and oral health condition of the benefited population. Findings also indicate that the municipalities have not performed their role on oral health fully in accordance with the FHS recommendations. Furthermore, barriers and advances have been identified in the construction process in which the practices of the traditional model still dominate.


Keywords: Oral health, family health strategy, health assessment, dissemination of scientific publications.

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