EN PT


2285/2012 - Preventive and interceptive orthodontics in SUS’s network primary health care: dentists’s perspective of the City of Florianopolis
Ortodontia preventiva e interceptativa na rede de atenção básica do SUS: perspectiva dos cirurgiões-dentistas da Prefeitura Municipal de Florianópolis

Author:

• Samuel Carlos Guzzo - Guzzo, S.C. - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <samuel_gusso_1@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Mirelle Finkler - Finkler, M - Fpolis, SC - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <mirellefinkler@yahoo.com.br, mirelle.finkler@ufsc.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-9183
• Calvino Reibnitz Júnior - Reibnitz Jr., C. - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <calvinoodonto@ccs.ufsc.br>
• Marynês Terezinha Reibnitz - Reibnitz, M.T. - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <marynes@pmf.sc.gov.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The aim of this exploratory study was to understand the dentist’s network perspective about the need, feasibility and interest on the extension of preventive orthodontics services and the implementation of interceptive orthodontics in the Basic Health Care in Florianópolis. We resorted a structured questionnaire to collect the standpoint of all dentists who perform clinical care in the Basic Health in the city. The results indicate that: the majority of dentists are in favor of implementing the service, since there is an appropriate structure to attend the needs of the population; professionals consider themselves unprepared to accomplish procedures in preventive and interceptive orthodontics, so it would be necessary to perform capabilities; there would be no need to deploy other orthodontic procedures in primary care than those analyzed; and the main difficulties were related to the excess of demand in primary care and the lack of human resources. Despite of these obstacles, most of the professionals see it as positive and feasible to introduce this service, which could increase the comprehensiveness of health care and strengthen the primary care, thereby improving the health of the population.

Keywords:

Public Health Primary Health Care Unified Health System Malocclusion Orthodontics

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

Other languages:







How to

Cite

Guzzo, S.C., Finkler, M, Reibnitz Jr., C., Reibnitz, M.T.. Preventive and interceptive orthodontics in SUS’s network primary health care: dentists’s perspective of the City of Florianopolis. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Mar). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/preventive-and-interceptive-orthodontics-in-suss-network-primary-health-care-dentistss-perspective-of-the-city-of-florianopolis/12368?id=12368&id=12368



Execution



Sponsors