TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary care dentistry in Brazil
T2 - From prevention to comprehensive care
AU - Neves, Matheus
AU - Do Amaral Giordani, Jessye Melgarejo
AU - Ferla, Alcindo Antônio
AU - Hugo, Fernando Neves
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 The Authors.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluoride, application of sealants, detection of oral lesions, and monitoring of suspected or confirmed cases of oral cancer. The multilevel Poisson regression model was used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. The performance of preventive dental procedures was 29.46% (3044/10 334; 95% confidence interval, 28.57-30.33), which was considered low.
AB - This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluoride, application of sealants, detection of oral lesions, and monitoring of suspected or confirmed cases of oral cancer. The multilevel Poisson regression model was used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. The performance of preventive dental procedures was 29.46% (3044/10 334; 95% confidence interval, 28.57-30.33), which was considered low.
KW - Access
KW - Comprehensive dental care
KW - Dental health services
KW - Evaluation of health care
KW - Evaluation of health services
KW - Preventive dentistry
KW - Public oral health care
KW - Quality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016957652&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85016957652&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000186
DO - 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000186
M3 - Article
C2 - 28252501
AN - SCOPUS:85016957652
SN - 0148-9917
VL - 40
SP - S35-S48
JO - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
JF - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
IS - 2
ER -