Dentists’ perception about the work in the Family Health Program

• Autor(a) principal: de Lima, Valesca Tura
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Britto Codato, Lucimar Aparecida, Higasi, Maura Sassahara, Iwakura Kasai, Maria Luiza Hiromi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/625
• topic: Oral Health. Family Health Program. Qualitative Research. SUS. Family Health Strategy.; Saúde Bucal. Programa Saúde da Família. Pesquisa Qualitativa. SUS. Estratégia Saúde da Família.

This qualitative study was conducted on dentists (CDs) that integrate the Oral Health Teams (ESB) of the Family Health Program (PSF) in a middle-size city in Southern Brazil, conducted from April to June 2017. The study aimed to identify the perception of these professionals about their work experiences in the Program. The CDs working in the PSF in each of the nine Basic Health Units (UBS) were invited to participate, adding up to seven interviewees. Data were collected by recorded, semi-structured interviews with script of questions, and assessed by analysis of thematic content, based on the assumptions of Laurence Bardin. The results indicated the involvement and actions of these professionals aiming at family care, yet the assistance approach is predominant in the oral health care. Among the interviewees, the high demand for curative dental procedures was perceived as a barrier to advances in integral care and teamwork, from a multiprofessional and interprofessional perspective. It was concluded that there are different understandings of interviewed professionals in relation to the work process in the PSF. There are challenges to be overcome concerning the integral care to the user, integration with the multiprofessional team and work from the perspective of permanent health education.