A incorporação da saúde bucal na estratégia saúde da família: a experiência de cidades pertencentes à microrregião de Manhuaçu - MG

Abstract

Dentistry performed in the last century has proved to be contradictory: on one hand a dental technically developed, with new equipment and procedures more refined and the other a restrictive practice, with a social minimum, which demonstrates the approach to dressing and high complexity of this model care. The incorporation of Dentistry of the Family Health Strategy (ESF) has been seen as a promise to break with this model, enabling oral health activities express the principles and guidelines of SUS and having the objective of expanding people's access to stocks, including them on the set of activities developed by the family health. The objective was to discuss the process of implementation of oral health in the family health strategies in cities within the micro-Manhuaçu, describing the process of including oral health care in the ESF of these cities and comparing the oral health care model implemented with the model recommended by the ESF. Questionnaires were given to dentists, assistants and managers, as well as analysis of secondary data obtained from the Information System Health Among the results stand out: the possibility of changing the model techno-oral health care according to the principles of the SUS was the reason considered by most managers (57.14%) for the implementation of Oral Health in the ESF followed by financial incentive from the Ministry of Health for the Oral Health Team (35.71%) and the possibility of increasing the supply of qualified human resources for the population (7.14%). When asked about their motivations for entering the ESB, dentists and staff also considered the possibility of change in healthcare practice (58.50% of dentists and 58.10 % of staff). Although the main reason for the incorporation of oral health, according to the managers, be able to change the model of practice taking into account the principles of the SUS, after being asked about the importance of federal financial incentives, the vast majority (85.71 %) considered it very important incentive. 90.20% of dentists and 86.00% of staff felt that the population's access to oral health services was modified after its inclusion in the ESF, although such access be restricted mostly to primary care, not no references to the attention of middle and high complexity. Finally, we know the views of managers, practitioners and officials on possible advances promoted by the ESF. All of the managers said that there have been advances in the model of oral health care after the the incorporation of ESB in the ESF.. Dentists and dental assistent (ASB), but are not unanimous on these advances. Improved access and the introduction of preventive activities were the most cited in relation to such developments. According to respondents, the population is also more aware of the importance of oral health. In this light, the greater conclusion of the study is that it is useless simply include oral health in the ESF hope we will achieve progress in the care model The change in practice will only occur through the efforts of all actors involved.