The Dental Specialties Center as a point of attention in the Oral Health Care Network in a region of Paraná

The National Oral Health Policy (NOHP) arose as an alternative for the improvement of oral healthcare to all Brazilians. On the perspective of specialized care, Dental Specialties Centers (DSC) were implemented. Aim: The aim of this manuscript was the analysis the role of the DSC for the organization of the Oral Health Care Network (OHCN) in the 20th Regional Health Section (RHS) of Paraná. Methods: It is a qualitative study, which analyzed the role performed by the regional DSC Type III, a reference for 18 municipalities. The data were collected through interviews carried out in the period between March and April 2019. Fourteen professional dentist-surgeons, nine from Basic Health Units (BHU) and five from the DSC were interviewed. For data analysis, speech analysis was used. Results: An active role of the regional DSC was identified in this healthcare region, as it acts as a fundamental point in the strengthening of the network, in the process of regionalization and in the integrality of care. Conclusions: However, the importance of broadening the access to specialized care needs to be highlighted, to guarantee the continuity of care started at the BHU

Motivo do atendimento odontológico na primeira infância / Reason for odontological appointment in the fi rst childhood

Preocupado com a falta de conscientização dos pais com relação à saúde bucal de seus filhos, este trabalho avaliou, por meio de uma revisão em 80 prontuários de atendimento, o motivo da consulta odontológica de crianças de zero a três anos de idade na Clínica de Bebês da ULBRA/Torres. Os dados coletados demonstraram que o motivo da consulta foi por prevençãoem 52,3% dos casos, 32,5% por cárie dentária, 11,2% por traumatismo e somente 5% das crianças procuraram atendimento por afecções. Conclui-se que, embora já exista algum conhecimento com relação ao atendimento do bebê, o Cirurgião-Dentista deve desempenhar papel ativo de educador e, junto com o pediatra, abordar a criança precocemente, levando mais informações para a conscientização e manutenção da saúde bucal das crianças.

Concerned with the parent´s awareness related to the children´s mouth health, this work evaluated by the means of 80 charts reviewing. The reason for appointment children from 0 to 3years old on Baby Clinic ULBRA Torres Campus. The data collected show that in 52,3% of the cases the reason of appointment was prevention, 32,5% was caries, 11,2% was traumatism and only 5% of patients searched for treatment due to affections. It was concluded that, although there isalready some knowledge related to baby’s appointments, the Surgeon-Dentist must execute activerole of educator and together with the pediatrician, approach the children precociously, bringing more information to the population´s awareness and maintenance of children´s mouth health.