Evaluation of the availability of secondary dental care within the Brazilian public health system: a cross-sectional study
Tatiana Santos Pereira Cipriano,
Antonio Thomaz Gonzaga Matta Machado,
Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu
et al.
Abstract:To achieve the goal of comprehensive care provided between primary and secondary care, the interface must be without barriers. This cross-sectional study evaluated the availability of secondary dental care services in public health services in Brazil. This study focused on reference Dental Specialty Centers (DSCs) with 18,114 Oral Health Teams (OHTs) that adhered to the second cycle of the “National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care” (PMAQ-AB). Questions about the availability of DSCs fo… Show more
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