title: Primary Care Dentistry in Brazil: From Prevention to Comprehensive Care.
abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluoride, application of sealants, detection of oral lesions, and monitoring of suspected or confirmed cases of oral cancer. The multilevel Poisson regression model was used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. The performance of preventive dental procedures was 29.46% (3044/10 334; 95% confidence interval, 28.57-30.33), which was considered low.
authors.affiliation: Lutheran University of Brazil (Universidade Luterana do Brasil-ULBRA), Canoas, Brazil (Dr Neves); Federal University of Santa Maria (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil (Dr Giordani); Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil (Dr Ferla); and Research Center in Social Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil (Dr Hugo).
authors.forename: Matheus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Jessye Melgarejo do Amaral
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Giordani
authors.forename: Alcindo Antônio
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ferla
authors.forename: Fernando Neves
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Hugo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D011320:Primary Health Care