Efeitos do Covid-19 sobre os serviços odontológicos no município de Caicó/RN

With the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Oral Health Teams have been developing a new role since March 2020, following the guidelines of the National Health Surveillance Agency, the Federal Council of Dentistry, the Ministry of Health, in addition to municipal recommendations . Dental proce...

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Autor principal: Simões, André Paulo Gomes
Outros Autores: Silva, Paulo Granges e
Formato: bachelorThesis
Idioma:pt_BR
Publicado em: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Endereço do item:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/52151
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Resumo:With the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Oral Health Teams have been developing a new role since March 2020, following the guidelines of the National Health Surveillance Agency, the Federal Council of Dentistry, the Ministry of Health, in addition to municipal recommendations . Dental procedures were restricted to urgent and emergency care only, in addition to prioritizing the use of manual devices, avoiding aerosols. Objective: to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on the dental service in the city of Caicó/RN. Methodology: This is an observational, descriptive and analytical study with a cross-sectional design. An analysis of secondary data in the public domain was carried out. Data were collected from the Health Information System for Primary Care regarding emergency dental care, first scheduled dental appointments and completed treatments for the years 2019 (pre-pandemic period), 2020 (first year of the COVID-19 pandemic) and 2021 (Second year of the pandemic and period of the first doses of vaccines). Results: there is a significant reduction in the average of the variables first dental appointments and treatments completed between the years 2019 and 2020, however it was possible to observe a significant increase in the average between the years 2020 and 2021. There was also a significant increase in the median number of emergency room visits between 2019 and 2020. Conclusion: it was shown that COVID19 had negative effects on public oral health services in the municipality of Caicó/RN. It is suggested, however, that further studies and clinical trials be carried out on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental care.