0123/2017 - Utilização de serviços odontológicos entre crianças no brasil: estudo exploratório a partir das pesquisas nacionais por amostra de domicílios.
Dental care utilization among children in brazil: an exploratory study based on datanational household survey.
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Author:
• Jéssica Copetti Barasuol - Barasuol, Jéssica Copetti - Florianópolis, Santa Catarina - Universidade Federal do Parana, Odontologia - <jessica.barasuol@hotmail.com>Co-author(s):
• Bianca Zimmermann Santos - Santos, Bianca Zimmermann - Franciscan University Center, Health Sciences - <biancazsantos@hotmail.com>• José Vitor Nogara Borges Menezes - Menezes, José Vitor Nogara Borges - Universidade Federal do Parana, Odontologia - <jvmenezes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9178-0898
• Leila Posenato Garcia - Garcia, L. P. - Brasília - DF, DF - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Diretoria de Estudos Setoriais - <leilapgarcia@gmail.com>
• Debora Martini Dalpian - Dalpian, D.M - Centro Universitario Franciscano - <ddalpian@gmail.com>
ORCID: ttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-5583
• Rafaella Coelho Freitas - Freitas, Rafaella Coelho - Residencia - <rafaellac.freitas@yahoo.com.br>
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Saúde BucalAbstract:
Background: Wide availability of access to dental services can be considered a predictor of better oral health outcomes in a population.Purpose: To compare datathe Brazilian National Household Sample Surveys (PNAD) on dental services utilization among children aged 4 to 12 years.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out using datathe 1998, 2003, and 2008 National Household Sample Surveys, involving a total of 61.438, 64.659 and 59.561 children, respectively. Ninety-nine percent confidence intervals were considered for the prevalence of each outcome of interest.
Results: In 1998, 60.8% (99%CI: 59.4;62.1) of children had been to a dentist; this prevalence was 65.5% (99%CI: 64.4;66.7) in 2003 and 73.8% (99%CI: 72.1;74.2) in 2008. In 1998, 41.2% (99%CI: 39.1;43.3) of children in the lowest household income quartile had been to a dentist; this value was 61.4% (99%CI: 59.5;63.2) in 2008. Among childrenfamilies whose head of household had 4 years of formal education or fewer, 49.5% and 63% had been to a dentist in 1998 and 2008, respectively.
Conclusions: The lifetime prevalence of dentist attendance among Brazilian children increased between 1998 and 2008, especially among thoselow-income families and those whose head of household had a low educational level.
