[Evaluation of oral health actions in the Family Health Program in the Mosqueiro district, Pará State, Brazil].
The extension of Brazil's Family Health Program Teams through the introduction of Oral Health Teams (OHT) as required by Decree N degrees 1,444 dated December 28, 2000, was an important step in the restructuring of the Oral Healthcare System, ensuring easier access to good quality dental care and treatment for less privileged segments of the population. In the Mosqueiro district of Pará State, an Oral Health Team was added to the Family Health Program in 2002, working closely with the local community through home calls and school visits, as well as at the Family Health Unit. In order to assess these Oral Health activities, 103 users of the Family Health Program Unit responded to a questionnaire with closed and semi-open questions in July 2004. The resulting data were tabulated, showing that most of these users were young adult women with high school diplomas but lacking access to higher education. This public felt that Oral Health quality had improved considerably, being satisfied with the performance of the current team.
Emmi
Danielle Tupinambá
DT
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Campus Profissional do Guamá, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, 66075-110. dtemmi@yahoo.com.br
Barroso
Regina Fátima Feio
RF
D001938:Brazil; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*