title: [Oral health teamwork in Brazilian family healthcare strategy: an analysis of studies published between 2001 and 2008].
abstract: The scope of this study was to review publications between 2001 and 2008 on the work of the Oral Health Team (OHT) in Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Brazil, seeking to establish the profile of the publications and studies that can assist in the assessment of the inclusion of oral health in the strategy. The sources were articles published in national and international journals included in the LILACS, MEDLINE and BBO databases, as well as non-indexed journals. Only those articles that addressed an assessment of the role of OHT in FHS were selected (N=20). Studies published throughout the period reveal important information, though the evaluation methodologies used in most of them do not adequately show the impact of OHT actions on the conditions and access to oral health of the population attended. Findings also indicate that the municipalities have not fully performed their oral health obligations in accordance with FHS recommendations. Furthermore, barriers and advances have been identified in the construction process in which the practices of the traditional model still dominate.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Assistência dos Servidores Públicos do Estado de Goiás, Anápolis, Brazil. bimyfriend78@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fabíola Fernandes
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Carla Rosa Vilela de
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Neyrlene Cavalcanti Moreira
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Rodrigo Aquino
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jordão
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Matias
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Freire
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors