Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Objective: Health services evaluation uses both general service monitoring indicators and evaluation research, with the aims of studying service performance and its enhancement through problem solving. This study aimed at analyzing the referral system between primary health care and the secondary le...
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| author | Valéria Maria Barbosa Moreira de MELLO Marcos de OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR Marcos Azeredo Furquim WERNECK Flávio de Freitas MATTOS |
| author_facet | Valéria Maria Barbosa Moreira de MELLO Marcos de OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR Marcos Azeredo Furquim WERNECK Flávio de Freitas MATTOS |
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| description | Objective: Health services evaluation uses both general service monitoring indicators and evaluation research, with the aims of studying service performance and its enhancement through problem solving. This study aimed at analyzing the referral system between primary health care and the secondary level care in endodontics of the Dental Specialties Center in the city of Contagem, Minas Gerais, to seek enhancement of the existing referral protocol. Methods: Secondary data were collected from the municipal data systems as well as from services files, regarding all patients who were attended between 2009 and 2014. Results: Mean time between first appointment and treatment conclusion was 3.12 months. There was higher frequency of individuals from the administrative regions of cities with higher populations and more availability of primary health care units. Similar proportions of single and non-single rooted teeth were treated. High proportions of teeth reached the endodontics service of Dental Specialties Center without possible treatment. Conclusion: Data were generated to provide renovation of the service referral protocol. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5797e6abdc9459487fc442ca4fe668d2022-12-21T18:22:11ZengFaculdade São Leopoldo MandicRGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia0103-69711981-86372019-06-0167e20190021https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-86372019000213434Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilValéria Maria Barbosa Moreira de MELLO0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-3650Marcos de OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-5485Marcos Azeredo Furquim WERNECK2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-018XFlávio de Freitas MATTOS3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6052-2762Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de Odontologia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Faculdade de OdontologiaObjective: Health services evaluation uses both general service monitoring indicators and evaluation research, with the aims of studying service performance and its enhancement through problem solving. This study aimed at analyzing the referral system between primary health care and the secondary level care in endodontics of the Dental Specialties Center in the city of Contagem, Minas Gerais, to seek enhancement of the existing referral protocol. Methods: Secondary data were collected from the municipal data systems as well as from services files, regarding all patients who were attended between 2009 and 2014. Results: Mean time between first appointment and treatment conclusion was 3.12 months. There was higher frequency of individuals from the administrative regions of cities with higher populations and more availability of primary health care units. Similar proportions of single and non-single rooted teeth were treated. High proportions of teeth reached the endodontics service of Dental Specialties Center without possible treatment. Conclusion: Data were generated to provide renovation of the service referral protocol.https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372019000100310&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=enendodonticsreferral and consultatiounified health system |
| spellingShingle | Valéria Maria Barbosa Moreira de MELLO Marcos de OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR Marcos Azeredo Furquim WERNECK Flávio de Freitas MATTOS Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia endodontics referral and consultatio unified health system |
| title | Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full | Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_short | Analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_sort | analysis of the referral system to the public endodontics service in a city within the metropolitan area of belo horizonte minas gerais brazil |
| topic | endodontics referral and consultatio unified health system |
| url | https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372019000100310&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
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