The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's dental care in the Unique Health System of João Pessoa – PB

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Luciana Marina Coutinho de Andrade Ventura
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Marta Martins, Lima, Jabes Gennedyr da Cruz, Farias, Danielle Machado, Santos, André Azevedo dos, Medeiros, Cristianne Kalinne Santos, Almeida, Dennys Ramon de Melo Fernandes, Gonçalves, Gabriel Coutinho, Silva, Herrison Félix Valeriano da, Araújo, Suany Lara Soares, Pinheiro, Juliana Campos, Leite, Rafaella Bastos, Oliveira, Renata Dantas Barreto de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/15089
• topic: Coronavirus Infections; Pediatric Dentistry; Public health dentistry.; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Odontología; Odontología en salud pública.; Infecções por Coronavirus; Odontopediatria; Odontologia em saúde pública.

This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic on dental care for children and adolescents in the city of João Pessoa-PB. This is a temporal study carried out from September 2019 to 2020. Secondary public information was used for primary and secondary care services, characterized by oral health indicators which were obtained by SIA / SUS, a database of the Ministry of Health (DATASUS). In this study, dental care provided at SUS was considered in the semester that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, 1,413 procedures were performed on children and adolescents in the greater João Pessoa. On average, 235.5 ± 85.3 monthly procedures are performed. In the first half of the new coronavirus pandemic, the number of procedures performed fell by 46.42%. 757 dental procedures were performed and in May, no procedures were performed in children and adolescents. Thus, we can conclude that there has been a significant reduction in the number of dental services, and this phenomenon can generate a significant pent-up demand in this audience. With that, we suggest studies to develop oral health promotion and prevention policies when collective care is normalized.