Outpatient and inpatient dental care for patients with disabilities in Brazil's public healthcare system: A population‐based approach from 2014 to 2023

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate outpatient and inpatient dental care for patients with disabilities from 2014 to 2023. Material and methods A time series analysis was carried out with data from Brazil's public healthcare system, considering the outpatient productivity of Special Needs...

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Published in:Special care in dentistry 2024-11, Vol.44 (6), p.1642-1650
Main Authors: Gomes e Moura, Ana Paula, Lima, Ricardo Barbosa, Queiroz, Alexandra Mussolino, Silva, Léa Assed Bezerra, Segato, Raquel Assed Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data
Brazil
Dental care
Dental Care for Disabled
dental health services
Dentistry
Disabled Persons
epidemiology
Female
Health care
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
inpatient care
Male
outpatient care
Patients
Population studies
public health
Temporal variations
time series studies
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Summary:Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate outpatient and inpatient dental care for patients with disabilities from 2014 to 2023. Material and methods A time series analysis was carried out with data from Brazil's public healthcare system, considering the outpatient productivity of Special Needs Dentistry specialists and hospitalizations (inpatient admissions) of patients with disabilities for dental procedures, both normalized to every 100,000 inhabitants (incidence). The significance level was set at 5%. Results In the last 10 years, 22,420,859 procedures were carried out and 89,380 hospitalizations were approved. Trend analysis showed no significant temporal variation in the incidence of both variables. Regarding the procedures, the majority were low‐complexity (82.1%, p 
ISSN:0275-1879
1754-4505
1754-4505
DOI:10.1111/scd.13030