Access to Oral Health Services in School Children in Camaçari- Bahia- Brazil Volume 7 - Issue 3

Teles, Marcia Pinheiro¹, Carvalho, Amanda de Araújo² and Cangussu Maria Cristina Teixeira³

¹Doctorate Student in Dentistry, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

²Master’s degree in Dentistry, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

³PhD in Public Health, Titular Professor, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

Received: February 01, 2022;   Published: February 15, 2022

*Corresponding author: Cangussu Maria Cristina Teixeira, PhD in Public Health, Titular Professor, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

DOI: 10.32474/IPDOAJ.2022.07.000262

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Abstract

Objective: To describe access to oral health services in public schools in the age group from 2 to 19 years old, in the city of Camaçari, Bahia.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study involving the participation of 1321 parents of schoolchildren aged between 2 and 19 years old enrolled in public schools in Camaçari, a municipality in the interior of the state of Bahia with approximately 300,000 inhabitants. The collection of data identified in the years 2017 to 2019 and consists of a previous survey with oral parents in the population’s access to health services, as well as oral health habits. Participation was conditioned to the signing of an informed consent form by the parents/guardians.
Results: 19% of the study population were female. Most students (67.24%) are up to 10 years old, 32.76% were between 11 and 19 years old. Most 51.31% reported never having gone to the dentist. Almost all did not have dental plans (93.99%). There was significance in the chi-square test with the variables: sex (p-value= 0.00); having a dental plan (p-value= 0.00); and use of dental floss (p-value = 0.002).
Conclusion: The lack of access to the health service demonstrates a need to prioritize the age group in health actions in the PNSB and PSE. A socio-demographic and socio-environmental heterogeneity of the target audience should be considered when being in education for the same health, intervention measures and becoming effective and comprehensive mainly by enabling access to oral health.

Keywords: Access of services; epidemiology, school children

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