O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a evolução da distribuição de dentistas e cursos de graduação em Odontologia no Brasil entre 1960 e 2022, a partir de dados institucionais e a sua correlação com dados econômicos e demográficos. Foram calculadas as proporções entre número de dentistas e população para as unidades federativas em diferentes períodos, e para determinar a concentração de dentistas, da população e dos cursos de graduação em Odontologia, foi utilizado o Índice Herfindahl–Hirschman (HHI). Para testar a correlação entre variáveis, foi utilizado o teste de Pearson, com um nível de significância de 95%. Entre 1960 e 2022, a proporção de dentistas por 10 mil habitantes aumentou de 3,3 para 16,9. Ainda em 2022, as unidades federativas com maior renda média domiciliar per capita estavam fortemente correlacionadas a maior concentração de dentistas(R2=; 0,90; p
Palavras-chave:
Odontólogos; Pessoal de Saúde; Recursos Humanos em Odontologia; Concentração Demográfica
Abstract:
The objective of this article is to analyze the evolution of the distribution of dentists and undergraduate courses in Dentistry in Brazil between 1960 and 2022 based on institutional data and its correlation with economic and demographic data. The proportions between number of dentists and population were calculated for the federative units in different periods, and to determine the concentration of dentists, population and undergraduate courses in Dentistry, the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) was used. To test the correlation between variables, the Pearson test was used, with a significance level of 95%. Between 1960 and 2022, the ratio of dentists per 10,000 inhabitants increased3.3 to 16.9. Also in 2022, the federative units with the highest average per capita household income were strongly correlated with the highest concentration of dentists (R2=; 0.90; p
Keywords:
Dentists; Health Personnel; Dental Staff; Population Concentration
Evolution of inequalities in the distribution of dentists in Brazil
Resumo (abstract):
The objective of this article is to analyze the evolution of the distribution of dentists and undergraduate courses in Dentistry in Brazil between 1960 and 2022 based on institutional data and its correlation with economic and demographic data. The proportions between number of dentists and population were calculated for the federative units in different periods, and to determine the concentration of dentists, population and undergraduate courses in Dentistry, the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) was used. To test the correlation between variables, the Pearson test was used, with a significance level of 95%. Between 1960 and 2022, the ratio of dentists per 10,000 inhabitants increased3.3 to 16.9. Also in 2022, the federative units with the highest average per capita household income were strongly correlated with the highest concentration of dentists (R2=; 0.90; p
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Dentists; Health Personnel; Dental Staff; Population Concentration
Bleicher, L., Cangussu, M.C.T. Evolução das desigualdades na distribuição de dentistas no Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2023/abr). [Citado em 22/12/2024].
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