Perspective of users, residents and workers on a community-based oral health intervention in the rural FHS

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Daniela Maria Cruz Ferreira de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Mafra, Tainá Faustino, Melo, Delâine Cavalcanti Santana de, Monteiro, Ive da Silva, Melo, Márcia Maria Dantas Cabral de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1701
• topic: Rural Health; Family Health; Oral Health; Comprehensive Dental Care; Saúde da População Rural; Saúde da Família; Saúde Bucal; Assistência Odontológica Integral

The aim of this study was to analyze a comprehensive community-based oral health care intervention carried out by residents of Dentistry in Family Health inserted in two health units in the rural area of the municipality of Caruaru/PE, according to the perspective of professionals, residents and users. The intervention included diagnosis and assessment of dental needs, collective actions in oral health and actions for caries treatment with atraumatic restorative treatment. Target groups were composed of schoolchildren and users from more remote areas included in the health units of Lagoa de Pedra and Xicuru. The qualitative study used the focus group technique for data collection. Three groups were formed: nine professionals, six r esidents and eight users. Interviews followed a script with open questions about oral health care and technologies used in the context of rural populations and access/accessibility to health units. Data were submitted to content analysis. Two thematic categories emerged: difficulties in accessing oral health care and satisfaction with implemented actions. Participants in the three groups positively evaluated the initiative of establishing a participatory educational/care relationship by opening up to community spaces and valued the approach adopted by the oral health intervention in dealing with problems that limit access to dental services and the reported collective actions. However, lack of interest in the continuity of actions carried out and contrary to community practices in oral health were reported in the focus group of professionals. There is persistent presence of professional and structural factors that limit the guarantee of access to health of users from more remote areas included in health units.