title: Availability of hospital dental care services under sedation or general anesthesia for individuals with special needs in the Unified Health System for the State of Minas Gerais (SUS-MG), Brazil.
abstract: This study identified the demographic characteristics of individuals and dental treatment care under sedation/general anesthesia in a hospital environment in the Unified Health System in the State of Minas Gerais (SUS-MG). All Hospitalization Authorizations (AIHs) for Dental Treatment for Patients with Special Needs procedures were evaluated between July 2011 and June 2012. Demographic and health care variables for treatment were also assessed. Hospitalization rates per 10,000 inhabitants, and health care coverage provided in the state of Minas Gerais and in each of the Broader Health Regions were calculated. Descriptive analysis of data was carried out by calculating the central trend and variability frequency and measurements. All 1,063 AIHs paid during the study period were evaluated, which is equivalent to a rate of 0.54 hospitalizations per 10,000 individuals. The majority of the patients were adult, male, diagnosed with mental or behavioral disorders and resident in 27.7% of the municipalities in Minas Gerais. The procedures were performed in 39 municipalities and the care coverage was equal to 1.58%. The study reveals a classic demographic and clinical profile of patient attendance. Difficulties in establishing a network of dental care were identified.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, jack_smile3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jacqueline Silva
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, jack_smile3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Déborah Andrade
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, jack_smile3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Andréa Clemente
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Palmier
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, jack_smile3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: João Henrique Lara
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, jack_smile3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: de Abreu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult