| Summary: | <strong>Background</strong>: Revolution´s Programs in Stomatology are part of a strategy to improve oral health of the population and the quality of the dental services. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: To asses the impact of Revolution´s Programs in the primary dental services in Cienfuegos. <strong><br />Methods</strong>: Retrospective, longitudinal study evaluating the tendencies of dental services markers of municipalities of Cienfuegos before and after the intervention between 2000 and 2007. <br /><strong>Results</strong>: The effectiveness in Stomatology services improved in more than 100% in 2007 compared with 2005; the good use of prosthesis increased in 100%; the assistance covering and resolution index for persons over 60 years and bellow 19 increased lineally, reaching values similar to those of the first years of the studied period. <strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: The impact of the Revolution’s Programs was positive since the performance of the studied markers was superior after the intervention.
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