title: [Evaluation of oral health indicators in Brazil: a trend towards equity in dental care?].
abstract: This study tested the hypothesis that oral health indicators from the Pact for Primary Healthcare 2006, the Biennial Pact for Health 2010-2011, and the indicators for the transition from the Pact for Health to the 2012 Organizational Contract for Public Action in Health did not differ between states of Brazil with different Human Development Indices (HDI). A longitudinal ecological study was performed, comparing the states of Brazil with the highest and lowest HDIs. Data were obtained from the information systems of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and submitted to mixed-effects linear regression (alpha = 5%). All the indicators for opportunity of access to oral health care were inversely associated with HDI. For indicators of use, the association only occurred with two indicators. The results showed a trend towards equity for indicators of opportunity of access to oral health.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliana de Kássia Braga
authors.initials: Jde K
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brasil.
authors.forename: Judith Rafaelle Oliveira
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rejane Christine de Sousa
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brasil.
authors.forename: Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Thomaz
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003752:Dental Health Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009313:National Health Programs; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors