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Describing the Primary Care Actions of Oral Health Teams in Brazil

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  • Clarice Magalhães Rodrigues Dos Reis

    (Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270.901, Brazil)

  • Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Da Matta-Machado

    (Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270.901, Brazil)

  • João Henrique Lara Do Amaral

    (Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270.901, Brazil)

  • Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck

    (Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270.901, Brazil)

  • Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães De Abreu

    (Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270.901, Brazil)

Abstract

Objective : To describe the primary care actions performed by oral health teams (OHTs) that participated in a large national survey led by the Ministry of Health in 2012. Methods : A total of 12,403 dentists from OHTs completed a set of survey questions (response rate = 85.01%) on the organization of care, basic dental procedures and oral health surveillance actions of OHTs. Descriptive and hierarchical cluster analyses were developed. Results : The majority of OHTs (85.2%) reported that they performed “patient welcoming”. The delivery of services was based on a patient’s identified disease risk (83.1%), and continuity of care was ensured by 85.9% of OHTs. Individual preventive, restorative and surgical procedures were performed by the majority of the teams; however, screening for oral cancer and construction of dental prostheses/dentures occurred less frequently. Cluster 1 was composed of OHTs with the lowest proportion of oral healthcare actions related to oral cancer and dental prostheses/dentures, and the Southeastern and Southern regions had higher proportions of OHTs from cluster 2. Conclusions : OHTs adhere to some of the principles of primary care organizations; however, the teams perform fewer actions related to oral cancer treatment and rehabilitation with complete dentures. The geographical distribution of the clusters was unequal in Brazil.

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  • Clarice Magalhães Rodrigues Dos Reis & Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Da Matta-Machado & João Henrique Lara Do Amaral & Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck & Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães De Abreu, 2015. "Describing the Primary Care Actions of Oral Health Teams in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:1:p:667-678:d:44557
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    1. Grazielle C. M. Mattos & Cleiton G. Sirineu & Bruno R. Teixeira & Jennifer E. Gallagher & Saul M. Paiva & Mauro H. N. G. Abreu, 2014. "A Survey of the Perception of Comprehensiveness among Dentists in a Large Brazilian City," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-13, April.
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