Analysis of Oral Health Indicators in the Municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista ­ SP

Zanolli, Daniel Brito; Mello, Tatiana Ribeiro de Campos; Almeida-Carrer, Fernanda Campos Sousa de; Gabriel, Mariana

The Ministry of Health, in recent decades, has been recommending that health system administrators incorporate the use of indicators in the assessment and monitoring of oral health care. In 2013, the Ministry of Health Policy Guidelines, Objectives, Goals and Indicators (2013-2015) proposed three indicators on oral health. The objective of this research was to collect and analyze the indicators on oral health and health expenditures of the municipalities that constitute the Baixada Santista - SP from 2009 to 2020. The indicators were collected and analyzed, correlating the data and IDH-M of each county, using the Pearson correlation test, with a significance level of 95 %. The cities of Bertioga and Cubatão were the ones that invested the most in health, despite not necessarily having the best indicators in oral health. A strong positive correlation was found between the "IDH-M" and the "average of the collective action of supervised toothbrushing", and a moderate positive correlation between the "average expenditures /inhabitants" and the "ESB coverage in AB", as well as between the "percentage of expenditure on health" and the "proportion of tooth extractions in relation to procedures". It is concluded that the oral health indicators, as well as the health expenditure indicators are important tools mechanisms which can be used in the development of public policies in oral health, supporting strategic planning of oral health actions. (AU)

BVS IEC

Instituto Evandro Chagas

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