Territorial Disparities in Dental Care for Disabled Persons and Oral Health-Related Indicators: A Population-Level Approach in Brazil's Public Healthcare System from 2014 to 2023.
dental care
disabled persons
health services accessibility
healthcare disparities
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 May 2024
16 May 2024
Historique:
received:
23
04
2024
revised:
09
05
2024
accepted:
14
05
2024
medline:
25
5
2024
pubmed:
25
5
2024
entrez:
25
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study evaluated territorial disparities in dental care for disabled persons in Brazil's public healthcare system from 2014 to 2023. The person-year incidence of outpatient dental procedures carried out by special care dentistry specialists and hospitalizations for dental procedures for disabled persons were compared across different regions and against the national estimate. In addition, productivity was correlated with oral health-related indicators. The significance level was set at 5%. The northern region exhibited the highest outpatient productivity, while the southern region showed lower productivity compared to the national estimate (both
Identifiants
pubmed: 38791846
pii: ijerph21050632
doi: 10.3390/ijerph21050632
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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