Profile of Oral Health and susceptibility to Oral Candidiasis in Patients of Primary Health Care

Abstract Objective: an integrative review of the treatment of oral candidiasis, root caries and xerostomia among the elderly population, focusing on Primary Health Care, was carried out. Method: scientific articles were collected from the MEDLINE/PUBMED database using the keywords "Geriatric dentistry" and "Oral health", crossed with corresponding descriptors, together with specific terms for the pathologies studied, and with “the clinical trial” filter activated. The abstracts of the articles were read by three researchers. Result: oral candidiasis: six randomized clinical trials and one quasi-experimental design study, on the treatment of prosthetic stomatitis by medication and/or the disinfection of dentures by different techniques, were identified; root caries: three randomized clinical trials were included, which tested the use of mouthwash with chlorhexidine solution and oral hygiene instruction associated or otherwise with other drugs; and xerostomia: two articles were analyzed using various medications, and the functional massage of the salivary glands and associated muscles. Conclusion: The results demonstrate a variety of treatment options for the studied clinical situations, although these should be adapted to the characteristics of the services and the population, as standard treatment in Primary Health Care has not been established. Strategies based on soft technologies, such as health education, seem to provide good results. The present study provides additional knowledge for health professionals in search of more resolutive and qualified dental care for the elderly in primary health care.

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Integration of oral health into primary health care: the role of dental hygienists and the WHO stewardship

International Journal of Dental Hygiene ◽

10.1111/j.1601-5037.2006.00159.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 47-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

S Monajem

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Dental Hygienists ◽

Primary Health

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An Oral Health Promotion Module for the Primary Health Care Nursing Course in Acornhoek, South Africa

Public Health Nursing ◽

10.1046/j.1525-1446.1999.00351.x ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 351-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eyitope O. Ogunbodede ◽

Michael J. Rudolph ◽

Norma M. Tsotsi ◽

Helen A. Lewis ◽

Jonathan I. Iloya

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Oral Health Promotion ◽

Primary Health ◽

Nursing Course ◽

Care Nursing

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The Role of Organizational Factors and Human Resources in the Provision of Dental Prosthesis in Primary Dental Care in Brazil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17051646 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1646

Author(s):

Maria Aparecida Cunha ◽

Mario Vianna Vettore ◽

Thiago Resende dos Santos ◽

Antônio Thomaz Matta-Machado ◽

Simone Dutra Lucas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Human Resources ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Dental Students ◽

Dental Prosthesis ◽

Dental Prostheses ◽

Primary Health

This study aimed to investigate factors associated with dental prosthesis procedures by oral health teams (OHTs) in the Brazilian primary health care in 2013–2014, who participated in the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Health Care (PMAQ-AB). This is an analytical cross-sectional study using a questionnaire with dichotomous questions applied in 18,114 OHTs. The dependent variable studied was making any type of prosthesis (removable or fixed). Independent variables involved issues related to human resources and health service management. Data were submitted to simple and multiple binary logistic regression with odds ratio calculation, 95% confidence intervals, and p-values. Most OHTs (57%) do not perform any dental prosthesis. The teams that are more likely to perform dental prostheses have human resources-related characteristics, such as professionals admitted through public examinations (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.14–1.36) and those involved in permanent education (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.02–1.26). Moreover, OHTs with a more organized work process and that receive more significant support from municipal management are more likely to perform dental prostheses (p < 0.05). The oral health teams which tended to provide the most dental prostheses to benefit patients were; hired as civil servants, had a municipal career plan, involved all members of the oral health team, and trained undergraduate dental students from outreach programs. Better organizational support and improved work incentives may be needed to get the majority of oral health teams to start providing dental prostheses to their patients.

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Patient safety culture from the perspective of workers and primary health care teams

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.11606/s1518-8787.2019053000788 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daiane Cortêz Raimondi ◽

Suelen Cristina Zandonadi Bernal ◽

Laura Misue Matsuda

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Service ◽

Safety Culture ◽

Family Health ◽

Patient Safety Culture ◽

Health Care Teams ◽

Primary Health

OBJECTIVE: Analyze if the patient safety culture among professionals in the primary health care differs among health care teams. METHODS: Cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted in April and May 2017, in a city in Southern Brazil. A total of 144 professionals who responded to the questionnaire “Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Primary Health Care” participated in the study. Data were analyzed in the Statistical Analysis Software program and expressed in percentage of positive responses. The ethical principles established for research with human beings were applied. RESULTS: Patient safety culture is positive among 50.81% of the professionals, and the dimensions “your health service” (63.39%) and “patient safety and quality” (61.22%) obtained the highest average of positive responses. Significant differences were found between the family health and oral health teams (α = 0.05 and p < 0.05), in the dimensions “patient safety” (p = 0.0274) and “work at the health service” (p = 0.0058). CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that, although close to the average, patient safety culture among professionals in the Primary Health Care is positive and that there are differences in safety culture between family health and oral health teams in comparison with the primary health care teams.

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