PRIMARY CARE AS A GATEWAY FOR DENTAL SERVICES IN S.U.S. (Unified Health System): LITERATURE REVIEW (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Despite advances after the implementation of the National Oral Health Policy in 2004, many factors still prevent or hinder the population's access to dental services provided in primary health care. In order to understand primary care as a gateway to dental services in the Unified Health System, this bibliographic study aims to review the literature with regard to access to services, in relation to the physical structure of the units and the organization of the care process. work of the oral health team inserted in the interprofessional team. The search for evidence to develop this review was carried out through the Scielo digital platform, in which 29 studies were found and after reading the title and abstract, 16 articles were selected for the study that responded to the research objective. In view of the analyzed studies, it was noted that the physical structure of the units and adequate materials for procedures in general are not a problem, since the organization of the work process of the units is a challenge. Occasionally, the training of teams through an interdisciplinary interface can improve this perspective of the work process and even the implementation of professionals in units that do not have dental care.