O impacto de um programa social brasileiro sobre a saúde bucal de crianças

Santos, Valdeci Elias dos; Alencar, Arnoldo Vascoselos; Souza, Rebeca Maria Brasileiro de; Cavalcanti, Fábio; Vilela, Monica Heimer; Rosenblatt, Aronita

doi:10.5335/rfo.v18i1.3019

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“…Children growing up in extreme poverty are generally at greater risk of developing chronic conditions such as stunting and dental caries and are more likely to suffer lifelong limitations imposed by such conditions [ 26 ]. The consequences of social inequality are particularly evident in the oral health of vulnerable populations such as children under seven years old covered by the Bolsa Família Program [ 27 ]. For example, the average DMF index (decayed, missing, filled teeth) of children aged 4–8 years born to and raised by families benefited by the Bolsa Família Program (4.77) is almost twice the average for Northeastern Brazil, which displays the country’s worst oral health indicators [ 7 ].…”

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Provision of Oral Health Care to Children under Seven Covered by Bolsa Família Program. Is This a Reality?

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Over the last decade, there has been a great improvement in the oral health of Brazilians. However, such a trend was not observed among five-year-old children. Dental caries are determined by the interplay between biological and behavioral factors that are shaped by broader socioeconomic determinants. It is well established that dental disease is concentrated in socially disadvantaged populations. To reduce social and health inequalities, the Brazilian government created Family Health Program (ESF), and the Bolsa Família Program, the Brazilian conditional cash transfer program (Bolsa Família Program). The aim of this study was to examine the oral health care and promotion provided by the Family Health Teams to children and caregivers covered by the Bolsa Família Program. Data was collected through interviews with three groups of participants: 1) dentists working for the Family Health Program; 2) Family Health Program professionals supervising the Bolsa Família Program health conditionalities (Bolsa Família Program supervisors); and 3) parents/caregivers of children covered by the Bolsa Família Program. A pretested questionnaire included sociodemographic, Bolsa Família Program, oral health promotion, dental prevention and dental treatment questions. The results showed that most dentists performed no systematic efforts to promote oral health care to children covered by the Bolsa Família Program (93.3%; n = 69) or to their parents/caregivers (74.3%; n = 55). Many dentists (33.8%) did not provide oral health care to children covered by the Bolsa Família Program because they felt it was beyond their responsibilities. Nearly all Bolsa Família Program supervisors (97.3%; n = 72) supported the inclusion of oral health care in the health conditionality of the Bolsa Família Program, but 82.4% (n = 61) stated they did not promote oral health activities to children covered by the Bolsa Família Program. Children in the routine care setting were more often referred to dentists than children covered by the Bolsa Familia Program (p≤0.001). Parents/caregivers (99.2%; n = 381) agreed that oral health care is important and 99.5% (n = 382) would like their children to be seen regularly. Conclusions: No collaboration was observed between the Bolsa Família Program and the Family Health Program with regard to the provision of oral health care. Making oral health care a Bolsa Família Program conditionality may reduce oral health care inequalities for extreme poor children under seven in Brazil.

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Provision of Oral Health Care to Children under Seven Covered by Bolsa Família Program. Is This a Reality?

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“…That is why it is necessary to promote and maintain it as much as possible, including human beings, enjoying health and being in harmony with the social environment that surrounds them. (JUNIOR, et al, 2013) One of the least cost-effective ways to prevent the main oral diseases is based on the pillars of health education, starting from the problem of each group, managing and discussing knowledge that can generate changes in behavior in favor of health. (PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2014) The promotion of oral health transcends the technical dimension of dental practice and can be integrated into other collective health practices.…”

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Empowering underprivileged families in oral health through the Global Child Dental Fund's maternal and child health guides

Gonzalez

Charone

Groisman

2023

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Oral health is the result of physical, mental, and social well-being and it is in this context, the oral cavity becomes an organ to be preserved due to its importance in the most varied functions that the mouth performs. This is an observational and descriptive study of a quantitative nature. The sample consisted of families assisted by the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Saúde Criança. Two meetings were held where a questionnaire on oral health knowledge prepared by the team was used, after completing it, a lecture on oral health was held along with the handling of the maternal and child oral health guide of the Global Child Dental Fund. The results showed that oral health lectures associated with oral health guides showed an improvement in the acquisition and retention of knowledge about oral health. Concluding that with a certain frequency and consistency in the knowledge passed on to the groups, knowledge is fixed and, through them, health education is multiplied for the family, spreading prevention and in the long term, avoiding new illnesses.

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The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children’s oral health in Brazil

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BackgroundSeveral studies have demonstrated that Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs reduce poverty/inequity and childhood mortality. However, none of these studies investigated the link between CCT programs and children’s oral health. This study examines the association between receiving the Brazilian conditional cash transfer, Bolsa Familia Program (BFP), and the oral health of five-year-old children in the Northeast of Brazil.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with 230 caregivers/children randomly selected in primary health care clinics in the city of Fortaleza in 2016. Interviews and oral health examinations were performed. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with dental caries among five-year-old children enrolled in the BFP.ResultsAround 40% of children enrolled in the BFP had dental caries. However, those who received Bolsa Familia (BF) for a period up to two years (OR = 0.13, 95% CI 0.05–0.35) had substantially lower adjusted odds of having dental caries than those who had never received BF. In addition, the association of BF and dental caries was more prominent among extremely poor families (OR = 0.05, 95% CI 0.01–0.28).ConclusionsAlthough initial enrolment in the BFP predicted low dental caries among five-year-old children, the prevalence of dental caries in this population is still high, thus, public health programs should target BF children’s oral health. An ongoing effort should be made to reduce oral health inequalities among children in Brazil.

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O impacto de um programa social brasileiro sobre a saúde bucal de crianças

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Provision of Oral Health Care to Children under Seven Covered by Bolsa Família Program. Is This a Reality?

Provision of Oral Health Care to Children under Seven Covered by Bolsa Família Program. Is This a Reality?

Empowering underprivileged families in oral health through the Global Child Dental Fund's maternal and child health guides

The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children’s oral health in Brazil

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