Author:

• Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins - Martins, A.M.E.B.L. - <martins.andreamabl@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-9910

Co-author(s):

• Renata Francine Rodrigues de Oliveira - Oliveira, RFR - <renatafrancine@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7393-0415
• Desirée Sant´Ana Haikal - Haikal, D.S. - <desireehaikal@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0331-0747
• Aline Soares Figueiredo Santos - Santos, ASF - <alinesfigueiredos@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3244-2378
• João Gabriel Silva Souza - Souza, João Gabriel Silva - Montes Claros, MG - <jgabriel.ssouza@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5944-6953
• Barbara Paloma Almeida Alecrim - Alecrim, B.P.A - <barbarapaloma.baah@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6161-1946
• Efigenia Ferreira e Ferreira - Ferreira, E.F. - <efigenia@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-211X

Abstract:

This study evaluated, between older Brazilians, wheter the use of dental servicesthe Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saúde - SUS) is equanimity. Individual datathe national oral health survey (2010) collected by calibrated professional and contextual dataDATASUS and IBGE was used. Dependent variable was the type of service used: SUS and others. Multilevel analyses were conducted using logistic regression (α=5%) (OR/IC 95%), SPSS 24.0 was used. 6303 older people were included, the prevalence of dental service use in SUS was 30%; contextual factors associated with this access were: bathroom and running water access (1.54/1.19 -2.00) and the dental care index (1.41/1.10-1.81); the individual associated were: age (0.77/0.66-0.90), years of study (1.83/1.53-2.20), family income (2.57/2.20-3.01), reason of last dental visit (0.75/0.60-0.93), decayed teeth number (1.26/1.08-1.48), filled teeth number (0.63/0.54-0.74), dental prosthesis use (2.23/1.91-2.59), dental pain (1.36/1.11-1.67), self-perception of the need for dental treatment (1.20/1.12-1.51) and need of dental prosthesis (1.38/1.20-1.59). Dental serviceSUS use has been equanimity, but it is necessary to organize the working process, allowing such use of regular and preventive way seeking universality and completeness.

Keywords:

Aged; Unified Health System; Oral Health; Health Equity.

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