Impact of COVID-19 on outpatient dental production

• Autor(a) principal: Aquino , Icaro Santiago de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lima , Anne Gabryelle Marques de Oliveira, Marques, Karyne Barreto Gonçalves, Saintrain , Maria Vieira de Lima, Teixeira, Cinthia Nara Gadelha, Marques, Paulo Leonardo Ponte
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/36413
• topic: Oral health; Primary Health Care; Coronavirus infections; Interrupted time series.; Saúde Bucal; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Infecções por Coronavírus; Série temporal interrompida.; Salud bucal; Atención Primaria de Salud; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Serie de tiempo interrumpida.

Introduction: Since the implementation of the National Oral Health Policy, an increase in oral health teams and a greater variety of dental procedures performed have been observed. However, the new epidemiological scenario imposed by COVID-19 affected outpatient dental production, compromising the advances made. Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 on outpatient dental production. Methods: This is an interrupted time series carried out with secondary data from the Unified Health System, in the period between 2016 and 2021, dividing it into two time segments, one before and one after the first case diagnosed in Brazil. The R Studio software was used with a segmented linear regression model. Autocorrelation was corrected using Prais-Winsten regression. Results: There was a statistically significant change in the number of procedures after the interruption (p<0.05). The time series pointed to a decreasing trend in production. Conclusion: The decrease in the number of procedures, pre-existing the pandemic, proved to be unfavorable to the continuity of care and evidenced negligence in the maintenance of dental production in Brazil and regions.