scholarly journals Investments and costs of oral health care for Family Health Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Stefânia Ribeiro Macêdo ◽  
Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves ◽  
Antônio Luis de Carvalho Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Type I ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Operational Costs

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the investments to implement and operational costs of a type I Oral Health Care Team in the Family Health Care Strategy. METHODS This is an economic assessment study, for analyzing the investments and operational costs of an oral health care team in the city of Salvador, BA, Northeastern Brazil. The amount worth of investments for its implementation was obtained by summing up the investments in civil projects and shared facilities, in equipments, furniture, and instruments. Regarding the operational costs, the 2009-2012 time series was analyzed and the month of December 2012 was adopted for assessing the monetary values in effect. The costs were classified as direct variable costs (consumables) and direct fixed costs (salaries, maintenance, equipment depreciation, instruments, furniture, and facilities), besides the indirect fixed costs (cleaning, security, energy, and water). The Ministry of Health’s share in funding was also calculated, and the factors that influence cost behavior were described. RESULTS The investment to implement a type I Oral Health Care Team was R$29,864.00 (US$15,236.76). The operational costs of a type I Oral Health Care Team were around R$95,434.00 (US$48,690.82) a year. The Ministry of Health’s financial incentives for investments accounted for 41.8% of the implementation investments, whereas the municipality contributed with a 59.2% share of the total. Regarding operational costs, the Ministry of Health contributed with 33.1% of the total, whereas the municipality, with 66.9%. Concerning the operational costs, the element of heaviest weight was salaries, which accounted for 84.7%. CONCLUSIONS Problems with the regularity in the supply of inputs and maintenance of equipment greatly influence the composition of costs, besides reducing the supply of services to the target population, which results in the service probably being inefficient. States are suggested to partake in funding, especially to cover the team’s operational cost.

scholarly journals The HIV and SARS-CoV-2 Parallel in Dentistry from the Perspectives of the Oral Health Care Team

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Brondani ◽  
L. Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Social Unrest ◽  
Aids Pandemic

Objectives: The aim of this study was to unravel the professional and social consequences of COVID-19 as compared with the AIDS pandemic according to oral health care providers, staff, and administrators. Methods: An exploratory qualitative inquiry via at-a-distance, semistructured interviews engaged a purposefully recruited sample of oral health care team workers in British Columbia. Interviews took place between April 20 and May 15, 2020; they were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and deidentified for interactive thematic analysis. An inductive process of coding was used to identify themes, subthemes, and categories of information. Results: Forty-five interviews were conducted with 18 dentists, 12 dental hygienists, 6 certified dental assistants, and 9 administrators; 22 were females. Interviews each lasted an average of 48 min. After the transcripts were coded, 3 subthemes emerged: 1) personal protective equipment and universal precautions as commonsense approaches to care during both pandemics; 2) an (un)collapsed world in terms of global lockdowns; and 3) social unrest in terms of the potential for stigma and discrimination caused by both pandemics. These subthemes made up the COVID-19–AIDS parallel theme. Conclusion: This study explored the extent to which the current COVID-19 pandemic is leading to professional and social consequences when a parallel is drawn with the AIDS pandemic. This is the first qualitative study that identifies the potential social unrest of the pandemic from the perspective of oral health care providers and administrators. Future studies should include other providers across Canada, as well the patients receiving oral health care during this pandemic. Knowledge Transfer Statement: The COVID-19 pandemic has unraveled potential societal implications in a parallel to the HIV/AIDS era from the perspectives of oral health care providers and their staff. Such implications are changing the way that oral health care is delivered; it may also be leading to social unrest in the form of stigma and discrimination. This study discusses some of these implications from the perspective of oral health care providers and administrators.

scholarly journals Understanding oral health care team performance in primary care: A mixed-method study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e0217738
Author(s):  
Clarice Magalhães Rodrigues Reis ◽  
Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Matta-Machado ◽  
João Henrique Lara Amaral ◽  
Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini ◽  
Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Mixed Method Study

scholarly journals New Words to Promote Communication and Collaboration Among the Oral Health Care Team

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 641-642
Author(s):  
Trisha Nunn ◽  
Michele L. Darby ◽  
Susan H. Kass ◽  
Connie L. Kracher ◽  
Trisha J. Nunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
New Words

scholarly journals DENTAL HYGIENISTS AS ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Juhl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Dental Hygienists

Despite the advances in dental sciences, innovative oral health programs, and efforts dedicated by oral health professionals,globally, unmet oral disease, and the economic loss it causes, is growing. In the present, oral health care delivery systemsurgently need improvement. The introduction of dental hygienists as essential members of the health care team can contributeto improved and cost-effective health care outcomes. This paper provides definitions of dental hygienists from both, aninternational and the United States (U.S.) and describes their education, functions, and contributions to the health care team.

Yale studies in family health care. 3. The health care team

JAMA ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 205 (10) ◽  
pp. 663-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Beloff
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team

scholarly journals Use of the Explicit Health Guarantee of Oral Health Care for Pregnant Women at a Family Health Center, Concepción, Chile, 2014–2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jetzabell Oliva ◽  
Mariajosé Olivares ◽  
Ricardo Cartes-Velásquez ◽  
Luis Lluengo ◽  
Valeria Campos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Oral Health Care

scholarly journals DENTAL HYGIENISTS AS ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Juhl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Dental Hygienists

Despite the advances in dental sciences, innovative oral health programs, and efforts dedicated by oral health professionals,globally, unmet oral disease, and the economic loss it causes, is growing. In the present, oral health care delivery systemsurgently need improvement. The introduction of dental hygienists as essential members of the health care team can contributeto improved and cost-effective health care outcomes. This paper provides definitions of dental hygienists from both, aninternational and the United States (U.S.) and describes their education, functions, and contributions to the health care team.

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