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0102/2015 - The Social Value Of The Teeth And Access To Dental Health Services
O Valor Social Dos Dentes E O Acesso Aos Serviços Odontológicos

Author:

• Luciara Leão Viana Fonseca - Fonseca, Luciara Leão Viana - UFVJM, Odontologia - <luciaraleao@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Rosa Maria Quadros Nehmy - Nehmy, Rosa Maria Quadros - UFMG, Medicina Preventiva - <rosaq@uol.com.br>
• Joaquim Antonio Cesar Mota - Mota, Joaquim Antonio Cesar - UFMG, Pediatria - <jacmota@uol.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

Assistance in Oral Health at SUS faces the challenge of responding to the epidemiological profile of the adult population in Brazil. To understand the experiences, expectations and perception of access to services by SUS users in Diamantina - MG, qualitative research was conducted using semi-structured interviews and content analysis to assess the data. The discussion of the results was based on dialogue between the symbolic interactionism of Goffman and Bourdieu‘s concept of habitus. The results show that the users did not give importance to dental care during childhood and adolescence because care was unknown to them. There was no offer of treatment besides dental extraction. Today, they value the teeth and suffer the embarrassment caused by rotten teeth. However, access to dental restoration by SUS is not possible. For their children, they perceive a better access to information and care, but for specialized procedures there are barriers. They express resignation both in relation to the poor state of the teeth and the difficulties of access to dental care, which can be understood by the constant exclusion experienced by them in the past, shaping their actions in the present. It was concluded that oral health in SUS should incorporate the social value and the aesthetic dimension of the tooth as a health need and a social right.

Keywords:

dental care Acess

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

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Fonseca, Luciara Leão Viana, Nehmy, Rosa Maria Quadros, Mota, Joaquim Antonio Cesar. The Social Value Of The Teeth And Access To Dental Health Services. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-social-value-of-the-teeth-and-access-to-dental-health-services/15169?id=15169



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