Evaluation of the accessibility to the specialized dental care center within the scope of the macro region of Sobral, in the State of Ceara, Brazil/Avaliacao da acessibilidade ao centro de especialidades odontologicas de abrangencia macrorregional de Sobral, Ceara, Brasil

The Specialized Dental Care Center for the region of Sobral in the state of Ceara (CEOR) has characteristics that render it unique, as it has regional coverage and is managed by a Local Health Consortium (which comprises 24 cities). It also works in conjunction with the School of Dentistry of the Fe...

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Published inCiência & saude coletiva Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 2235 - 2244
Main Authors de Paulo Teixeira Pinto, Vicente, Teixeira, Alrieta Henrique, Santos, Paulo Roberto, de Araujo, Maria Walderez Andrade, Moreira, Mario Aureo Gomes, Saraiva, Sergio Ricardo Moura
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO 01.07.2014
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Summary:The Specialized Dental Care Center for the region of Sobral in the state of Ceara (CEOR) has characteristics that render it unique, as it has regional coverage and is managed by a Local Health Consortium (which comprises 24 cities). It also works in conjunction with the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Ceara Sobral Campus, combining care and academic study in the same location. The scope of this article was to evaluate the accessibility to specialized care in this region with the implementation of this CEO-R. A descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach was conducted by means of the collection and analysis of secondary data regarding the availability and usage of this service in addition to the application of semi-structured interviews with Oral Health Coordinators of the 24 municipalities in the consortium. The results showed that the CEO-R is equipped to meet the demand. However, geographic, financial and organizational barriers were detected, which explains the low rates of appointments scheduled and use of the services and the high rate of missed appointments, causing a significant financial impact on the cities included in the consortium. Key words Dental specialties, Dental health services, Health evaluation, Public health consortiums
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232014197.09862013