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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