INSERÇÃO DO TÉCNICO EM SAÚDE BUCAL NO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE: A INSTABILIDADE DOS VÍNCULOS DE TRABALHO E A DESVALORIZAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Arinilson Moreira Chaves
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba, Garbin, Artênio José Ísper, Aragão, Elis Regina Vasconcelos Farias, Lima, Betânia Moreira Chaves, Canuto, Ondina Maria Chagas, Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-7746-sol00029; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/157941
• topic: dental hygienists; dental assistants; dental helpers; technical health staff; focal groups; higienistas dentários; assistentes de odontologia; auxiliares de odontologia; pessoal técnico de saúde; grupos focais

Abstract The Oral Health National Policy emphasizes the importance of the training of assistant personnel for its consolidation. This study evaluated the inclusion of Oral Health Technicians, trained by Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Brazil, in the Unified Health System. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed in two stages. In the first one, the professional profile of 573 oral health technicians was outlined. In the second stage, we used focal groups, as well as the technique of content analysis, thematic modality. The orienting question was: which aspects influence the inclusion of the oral health technician in the Unified Health System? It was found that 73.3% of technicians were in the National Health Facilities Register. Out of these, 20.7% were registered as oral health technician, and 67.9% as oral health assistant. In the focal groups, three thematic categories were identified: manager's interests; type of employment relationship; and professional appreciation. It was concluded that the majority was included in the Unified Health System, but as oral health assistant. From the graduates point of view, managers lack interest in hiring oral health technicians, and there is lack of more stable employment relationships and of greater professional appreciation.