Availability of dental treatment is associated with satisfaction derived from Primary Health Care Services accessed by elderly / Tratamento odontológico disponível e sua associação com a satisfação com os serviços de atenção primária à saúde acessados por idosos

Objective: This research evaluated whether having dental treatment available in the primary health care centers of the Brazilian Unified Health System was associated with greater satisfaction with the services accessed. The offering of dental care within the health service that elders usually access may improve their satisfaction with the services as a whole. Material and method: In this cross-sectional study, 401 elders living in the districts of Lomba do Pinheiro and Partenon in Porto Alegre, Brazil were interviewed. Elders were selected using a cluster sampling design process from census tract drawings. Result: Poisson Regression revealed that age and dental treatment supply were associated with outcome, and age, number of teeth, and the presence of dental treatment were associated with a higher prevalence of satisfaction with health services. Conclusion: These results provide new contributions for health system qualification because this study demonstrated the importance of having dental treatment available to improve the satisfaction of older people with the Primary Health Care (PHC) services accessed.

Objetivo: Esta pesquisa objetiva avaliar se a presença de equipes de saúde bucal nas unidades de atenção primária à saúde do SUS está associada a maior satisfação com o serviço acessado. Material e método: Neste estudo, de delineamento transversal, entrevistaram-se 401 idosos nos distritos Lomba do Pinheiro e Partenon em Porto Alegre, selecionados através de um processo amostral por conglomerados, a partir do sorteio de setores censitários. Resultado: A Regressão de Poisson demonstrou que as variáveis idade e oferta de tratamento odontológico se mantiveram associadas com o desfecho, já as variáveis idade, número de dentes e presença de tratamento odontológico estiveram associados com maiores prevalências à satisfação com o serviço de saúde. Conclusão: Os resultados encontrados trazem novas contribuições para a qualificação do SUS, uma vez que o estudo demonstra a necessidade de valorizar e integrar as equipes de saúde bucal às equipes de APS, pois traz evidências da associação entre a presença da equipe de saúde bucal e a satisfação dos usuários idosos com o serviço de saúde acessado.

Secondary syphilis in the oral cavity and the role of the dental surgeon in STD prevention, diagnosis and treatment: a case series study

Abstract Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has three clinical stages and may present various oral manifestations, mainly at the secondary stage. The disease mimics other more common oral mucosa lesions, going undiagnosed and with no proper treatment. Despite the advancements in medicine toward prevention, diagnosis, and treatment syphilis remains a public health problem worldwide. In this sense, dental surgeons should be able to identify the most common manifestations of the disease in the oral cavity, pointing to the role of this professional in prevention and diagnosis. This study describes a case series of seven patients with secondary syphilis presenting different oral manifestations.