1905/2012 - Responsibilities of Oral Health Technician in the Family Health Strategy in Minas Gerais
Atribuições dos Técnicos em Saúde Bucal na Estratégia Saúde da Família em Minas Gerais
Publicado
Author:
• Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu - Abreu, M.H.N.G. - Belo Horizonte, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <maurohenriqueabreu@gmail.com>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5725
Co-author(s):
• Simone Dutra Lucas - Lucas, S.D. - UFMG - <simonedlucas@gmail.com>• Carla Aparecida Sanglard-Oliveira - Sanglard-Oliveira, C.A. - UFMG - <carlinhasanglard@yahoo.com.br>
• Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck - Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais - UFMG - <mfurquim52@gmail.com>
Thematic Area:
Saúde BucalAbstract:
AIM: To analyze the self-report of functions performed by the Oral Health Technicians in Minas Gerais state.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted through telephone interviews, with a representative sample of 231 workers. The descriptive analysis involved the calculation of proportions.
RESULTS: We found that 71.6% (95% CI, 64.4 to 77.5) performed coronal polishing, 63.2% (95% CI, 56.1 to 69.7) carried out scaling of dental calculus and 14.7% (95% CI, 10.3 to 15.4) REPLACEed restorative materials. Regarding preventive / collective actions, 100% (95% CI, 97.6 to 100.0) participated in educational activities, 99.0% (95% CI, 96.1 to 99.8) demonstrated oral hygiene techniques, 96.6% (95% CI, 92.7 to 98.4) administrated topical fluoride, 77.9% (95% CI, 71.5 to 83.3) made visits to home, and 96.6 % (95% CI, 92.7 to 98.4) performed collective actions, especially in schools.
CONCLUSION: Oral Health Technicians have loosened their time more on preventive/collective activities than in individual clinical care.
