Relação entre o gênero no acesso ao serviço odontológico e aos artigos de higiene bucal La relación del género en el acceso al servicio odontológico y los artículos de higiene bucal ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the influence of gender in the access to dental services and goods such as consultation, toothbrush, toothpaste and dental prostheses use. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative and population coverage study, with the population of Guaiuba municipality. Data were collected by Community Health Agents from 2007 to 2008. We used the Community Oral Health Indicator to verify the access to oral health services, oral hygiene, dental visit, use and need of dental prosthesis. Data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0 software, using the chi-square test and significance level of 5%. Results: 2581 people participated, with a mean age of 24.42 years (SD± 19, 365), predominance of females (n=1628; 63.1%). Among the interviewees, 2,341 (90.7%) had access to a toothbrush, 2272 (88.0%) to toothpaste, and 1175 (45.5%) to a dental appointment. The need for dental prosthesis was higher in women, 581 (