Oral health care for the ageing population in Brazil: Trends and potentials in the public health system

Functional dentition and associated factors in Brazilian elderly people: A multilevel generalised structural equation modelling approach

“…This emphasises that the empowerment of elderly individuals in relation to their perception of life can influence and improve their quality of life and also their motivation to engage in daily toothbrushing and flossing, and being unhappy could stop them from doing such activities. Intersectoral actions and a transdisciplinary overview by Family Health Strategy are necessary to improve not only oral health of Brazilian elderly people, but also actions on social support such as improving NASF (Family Health Support Center) actions to better improve OHRQoL …”

“…29,30 In the improve OHRQoL. 31,32 The GSEM model with the best fit was the FD class6 . This model is suggested for future research into FD and OHRQoL, the former of which can be a good endogenous variable for mediating the effects on quality of life, since this variable also takes into account the occlusal and periodontal statuses.…”

Beliefs about managing dental problems among older people and dental professionals in Southern Brazil

“…This study highlights the complex interplay between social and cultural environments and tooth loss and augments our knowledge of the associations between tooth loss, access to care, fear, and the treatment preferences of dentists and patients . The prevention of tooth loss will not be achieved solely by increasing access to affordable oral health care, as anticipated by the 2011 Family Health Strategy in Brazil . Our findings indicate that additional attention is required to modify the cultural beliefs about teeth loss, and the conflicting priorities of the social and business models dominating dental practice, especially in economically distressed regions.…”

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The prevention of tooth loss will not be achieved solely by increasing access to affordable oral health care, as anticipated by the 2011 Family Health Strategy in Brazil. 33 Our findings indicate that additional attention is required to modify the cultural beliefs about teeth loss, and the conflicting priorities of the social and business models dominating dental practice, especially in economically distressed regions.…”

“…T A B L E 2 Identification (ID), sex, age and professional background and experience of each dentist and dental assistant Rural private clinics with a graduate dentist community-based healthcare for populations of up to 1000 households and encouraging dental professionals to extend comprehensive dental care to remote and less advantaged regions. 2,15,17,30,33 Dental education and practice are based largely on a biomedical model, which potentially widens the cultural gap between health services and the population served. 14 Most of our participants believed, as others have reported from elsewhere, 34 that dental problems, such as toothache, caries and periodontal disease, are best managed by tooth extraction, and overall, there was little comment about preventing the problems.…”