EXPERIENCE REPORT: ORAL HEALTH CARE QUALITY CENTER (NQASB) ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN CARE IN THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT(Atena Editora)

Abstract

The oral health condition directly impacts the patient's general health, worsening especially when hospitalized for long periods. In this sense, the Quality Center for Oral Health Care for Inpatients (NQASB) at the Clemente de Faria University Hospital (HUCF) in the north of Minas Gerais, works to promote health education and prevent oral diseases in hospitalized patients. This work describes the experience of the actions carried out by the NQASB team of professionals in partnership with university professors, dentistry students, the Academic League and residents within the scope of hospital dentistry, especially in celebration of the 1st year of implementation of the NQASB. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, of the Experience Report type. The HUCF is a Unimontes teaching hospital, where on July 10, 2023, actions were held to commemorate the 1st year of implementation of the NQASB, aimed at the hospital's multidisciplinary team and hospitalized patients, especially pediatric, clinical and pregnant women. Through these practices, the principle of oral health care in the hospital environment is gradually spreading and consolidating the role of the dental surgeon in the hospital environment and consequently consolidating the Oral Health Care Network.