Levantamento epidemiológico da necessidade de tratamento odontológico das escolas da zona rural do município de Pindoba-Alagoas

Abstract

City of Pindoba is located in the area of Alagoas woods and has a very small population, with almost half of its population located in countryside and presenting an access very difficult, having only one Basic Health Unit (BHU) in the urban area. For children have access to education, the government has built schools located in the countryside near the homes of residents who do not have the resources that the city has, especially when dealing healthcare. Thus, this study aimed to propose an action plan to improve the quality of access to oral health of schoolchildren in the rural municipality of Pindoba. This plan was based on epidemiological survey of oral health of school children in the rural area of the municipality and the literature on the Virtual Library on Health, with the descriptors: epidemiological survey, dental caries, periodontal disease. It is expected that with the plan's implementation is able to make prevention and treatment of students who showed any oral health problem.