Objective. To analyze the specialized services of oral health care for people with disabilities, attended by the specialty of Special Care Dentistry (SCD). Methods. A cross-sectional study with data from the Program for Improving Access and Quality of Dental Specialties Centers (PMAQ-CEO), 2014. Results. A total of 932 services were evaluated: 89.8% did have SCD, 30.4% had physical accessibility, 59.7% had refe...
Objective. Evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with user embracement by primary health care teams in Brazil. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study that included teams that joined PMAQ-AB 2012 (Cycle I). The outcome used was the user embracement by the health team. The independent variables were macroregion, municipal profile, Gini index and Family Health Strategy population coverage, team meeting,...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the factors associated with inadequate chewing in an adult and elderly population of a city in the southern region of Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study based on a population home-based inquiry (DCH-POP) in southern Brazil. Individuals were interviewed by trained interviewers to create a standardized procedure. In a pilot study, the Questionna...
No Brasil, o estado de saúde bucal dos idosos tem sido descrito como precário e caracterizado por perda dental extensa ou completa. Este quadro de precariedade tem repercussões importantes, incluindo efeitos sobre a percepção da saúde e da função bucal. Além disso, estudos recentes indicam que a inter-relação entre saúde bucal e saúde geral é especialmente pronunciada entre idosos. Assim, uma saúde bucal precár...
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