Resumption of brazilian oral medicine health care during the second period of the COVID-19 pandemic

Aim: This present study aims to compare the data from the Brazilian Unified Health System on the number of clinical consultations of Oral Medicine from the first 6 months (March-August 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil with the last 6 months (September-February 2020/2021) to update the data, verify the measures' effectiveness to return clinical activities in the following months. Methods: perform a literature review of recent articles that report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oral Medicine. Results: There was an increase in the number of Oral Medicine clinical consultations in the second half of the pandemic throughout Brazil (+64.2%), representing over 9,235 appointments in this period. Conclusion: measures for the return of health assistance and the practice of Telemedicine proved to be effective after the second period of the pandemic. Even so, strengthening security measures against the coronavirus is essential to ward off a new wave since the Omicron variant emerged in the country and, consequently, possible new lockdowns that might affect healthcare in Brazil

Revaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the epidemiology of syphilis in Brazil

Introduction: Due to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, health systems worldwide have suffered interferences, with the interruption of sexual health clinics, limitation of ambulatory consults, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of several diseases, especially syphilis, altering their epidemiology.Objective: To investigate the impact of the pandemic on syphilis diagnosis in Brazil, the main goal of this study was to update and reevaluate data from the Brazilian Unified Health System on the number of syphilis cases reported in all five Brazilian geographic regions and verify the response of the Brazilian health care to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The data were retrieved from the National Disease Notification System and the Department of Chronic Conditions Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections and represent syphilis diagnosis in Brazil, from March to December 2017 to 2019, 2020, and 2021. Results: The increase in the number of syphilis cases was minor compared to 2020, keeping the Southeast region as the most impacted (+146.1%) and an increase of 22,633 cases throughout Brazil (+54.3%). Conclusion:Syphilis disease control measures were ineffective in 2021 as the drop in the number of cases was irrelevant compared to the years before the pandemic. The association between the increase in syphilis cases in Brazil and the COVID-19 pandemic should be further investigated to assist in decision-making processes and in the programming of health actions in addition to finding measures to raise the control of this disease.

Introdução: Em consequência da pandemia de COVID-19, os sistemas de saúde em todo o mundo sofreram interferências, com interrupção de clínicas de saúde sexual, limitação de consultas ambulatoriais, de prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento de diversas doenças, principalmente a sífilis, alterando sua epidemiologia. Objetivo: Para investigar o impacto da pandemia no diagnóstico da sífilis no Brasil, o objetivo principal do presente estudo foi atualizar e reavaliar os dados do Sistema Único de Saúde sobre o número de casos de sífilis notificados nas cinco regiões geográficas brasileiras e verificar a resposta da atenção básica à saúde brasileira diante da pandemia de COVID-19. Métodos: Os dados foram retirados do Sistema Nacional de Notificação de Agravos e do Departamento de Doenças Crônicas e Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis e representam o diagnóstico de sífilis no Brasil, de março a dezembro de 2017 a 2019, 2020 e 2021. Resultados: O aumento no número de casos de sífilis foi menor em relação a 2020, mantendo-se a Região Sudeste como a mais impactada (+146,1%) e havendo aumento de 22.633 casos em todo o Brasil (+54,3%). Conclusão: As medidas de controle da sífilis foram ineficazes em 2021, pois a queda no número de casos foi irrelevante em comparação aos anos anteriores à pandemia. A associação entre o aumento dos casos de sífilis no Brasil e a pandemia de COVID-19 deve ser mais bem investigada para auxiliar nos processos de tomada de decisão e na programação das ações de saúde, além de se encontrarem medidas para elevar o controle desta doença.

Surgical rehabilitation of cleft lip and/or palate: evaluation of the Brazilian public health system

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the surgical rehabilitation of cleft lip and/or palate by the Brazilian public health system. Methods: Retrospective, analytical and comparative ecological study, with information on hospital procedures performed on individuals with cleft lip and/or palate in Centers authorized by the Brazilian public health system, between the years 2008 and 2020. The information was collected in databases Ministry of Health data. Results: Between 2008 and 2020, there was an increase of 8 (36.4%) qualified Centers in Brazil, currently having 30 Centers in 100% of the geographic regions. The surgical procedures performed totaled 68,716; with multiple surgeries being the most frequent. Complete cleft lip and palate was the most frequent type in hospital admissions. The public financial resources invested in the surgical rehabilitation of cleft lip and palate in the qualified Lip and Palate Malformation Treatment Centers were US$ 39,693 million, making an average value per procedure of US$ 577.64. Conclusions: In Brazil, public health system performed and financed, over the years 2008 and 2020, an important volume of surgical procedures for cleft lip and/or palate, which presented a polarization in the Southeast region but with a slight tendency expansion to other regions of the country. The most performed surgical procedures were multiple surgeries and mostly for individuals with cleft lip and palate. The amounts paid showed a heretogeneous distribution in the national territory. Level of evidence: Level 5: Report containing program evaluation data.

Public oral health services: impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the oral health services offered by the Unified Health System in the northern macro-region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Data collection took place between August and September 2020 through the completion of online questionnaires by oral health managers in the northern municipalities of Minas Gerais and by consultation of information available in the Special Epidemiological Bulletin Coronavirus North Macro-region n° 14. After collection, data were transferred to SPSS® (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows, version 24.0). Analyses were performed using frequency, mean, standard deviation and percentages. It was found that all included municipalities suspended elective treatments and maintained emergency dental care at all levels of care. In 62.5% of municipalities there were oral health professionals contaminated by COVID-19. Oral health teams implemented specific interventions to address the pandemic,with the most frequent being tele-orientation (74.7%), use of sanitary barriers (72%), and telemonitoring (68%). At the beginning of the pandemic, 62.5% of municipalities lacked personal protective equipment. Comsidering these results, it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the supply of dental services in northern Minas Gerais due to the suspension of elective care, contamination of professionals, lack of personal protective equipment, and development of new interventions. Thus, oral health teams had to adapt to new contexts of health interventionsto face COVID-19 and maintain dental care services.

Recursos Humanos e Estratégia Saúde da Família no norte de Minas Gerais: avanços e desafios / Human Resources and Family Health Strategy in the North of Minas Gerais: advances and challenges

Resumo Introdução O sistema público de saúde apresenta desafios à área de recursos humanos. Objetivo Avaliar os avanços e desafios na gestão dos recursos humanos inseridos na Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) no norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Método Estudo transversal com 317 profissionais vinculados à ESF: cirurgiões-dentistas, enfermeiros e médicos. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se questionário com variáveis sociodemográficas, econômicas, vínculo empregatício, plano de carreira, educação permanente e continuada e incentivo financeiro. Avaliou-se a remuneração conforme o sexo, o plano de carreira e a categoria profissional; a categoria profissional conforme o sexo, o plano de carreira e a educação permanente; nível de significância: p < 0,05. Resultados A maioria era mulheres (65,2%), enfermeiros (46,3%), pós-graduados (51,1%), com vínculo por contrato administrativo (67,4%), sem plano de carreira (90,8%) e incentivos financeiros (61,1%) e participava de educação permanente (57,8%). Mais de 40% trabalharam na ESF de outro município e 117 concluíram especialização em ESF/saúde pública/coletiva. Maior remuneração encontrou-se na medicina (p < 0,05) e com homens (p < 0,05). Enfermagem apresentou maior percentual de mulheres, de profissionais com plano de carreira e educação permanente (p < 0,05). Conclusão Avanços se destacam na qualificação profissional, especialistas na área e/ou capacitação em serviço. Há desafios quanto à precarização do trabalho, o que contribui para a rotatividade dos profissionais.

Abstract Background The public health system presents challenges for human resources. Objective To evaluate the advances and challenges in the management of human resources included in the Family Health Strategy - FHS in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method A cross-sectional study with 317 professionals linked to the FHS: dentists, nurses and doctors was carried out. For data collection, it was used a questionnaire with variables: sociodemographic and economic characteristics, employment relationship, career path, permanent and continuing education, and financial incentive. It was also evaluated the remuneration according to gender, career plan and professional category; and professional category according to gender, career plan and permanent education; significance level p <0.05. Results The most were women (65.2%), nurses (46.3%), postgraduates (51.1%), bond by administrative contract (67.4%), no career plan (90.8%) and financial incentives (61.1%) and participated in permanent education (57.8%). More than 40% worked in the FHS of another municipality and 117 completed specialization in FHS / public / collective health. The higher remuneration was for medicine (p <0.05) and for men (p <0.05). Nursing presented higher percentage of women, of professionals with career plan and permanent education (p <0.05). Conclusion Advances stand out in professional qualification, specialists and / or capacitation in service. There are challenges concerning to the precariousness conditions of work, which contributes to the turnover of professionals.