title: [Access to information about how to prevent oral problems among school children in the public school network].
abstract: The scope of this study is to identify the prevalence of access to information about how to prevent oral problems among schoolchildren in the public school network, as well as the factors associated with such access. This is a cross-sectional and analytical study conducted among 12-year-old schoolchildren in a Brazilian municipality with a large population. The examinations were performed by 24 trained dentists and calibrated with the aid of 24 recorders. Data collection occurred in 36 public schools selected from the 89 public schools of the city. Descriptive, univariate and multiple analyses were conducted. Of the 2510 schoolchildren included in the study, 2211 reported having received information about how to prevent oral problems. Access to such information was greater among those who used private dental services; and lower among those who used the service for treatment, who evaluated the service as regular or bad/awful. The latter use toothbrush only or toothbrush and tongue scrubbing as a means of oral hygiene and who reported not being satisfied with the appearance of their teeth. The conclusion drawn is that the majority of schoolchildren had access to information about how to prevent oral problems, though access was associated with the characteristics of health services, health behavior and outcomes.
authors: Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, rocanunes@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Rodrigo Caldeira Nunes
authors: RC
authors: Oliveira
authors: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
authors: João Gabriel Silva
authors: JG
authors: Souza
authors: Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, rocanunes@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Carolina de Castro
authors: Cde C
authors: Oliveira
authors: Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, rocanunes@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Lorenna Fonseca Braga
authors: LF
authors: De Oliveira
authors: Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas.
authors: José Eduardo Pelizon
authors: JE
authors: Pelino
authors: Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, rocanunes@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima
authors: AM
authors: Martins
authors: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul.
authors: Eliete Rodrigues
authors: ER
authors: De Almeida
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017150:Public Sector; D012574:Schools