Plano de ação para enfrentamento da cárie dentária em escolares de 8 a 12 anos do Município de Teófilo Otoni/MG

Abstract

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease, considered a public health problem, which cause countless losses to the health of an individual. The city of Teófilo Otoni shows high rates of the disease in children and adolescents (8-12 years), due to the lack of policies to promote health and the lack of professional care. The aim of this study was to develop a proposal for intervention to deal with this problem. Initially a survey was made of the situational diagnosis, based on the use of data from the Sistema de Informação da Atenção Básica (SIAB) for survey of demographic and socioeconomic aspects. Furthermore, an analysis of health resources, the survey was conducted in the community of the main health problems of the population and relevant to health service problems, interviews with key informants, meetings with staff health and active observation of the same against health problems. For theoretical grounding, a search was conducted in the Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS), LILACS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde), MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library online), books, monographs, theses and manuals of the Ministry of Health. Concluded that there is a need for greater investment in public policies to promote health, improve the structure of health services, purchase of materials to better meet population and hiring new professional. The mouthwash with fluoride solution was chosen as the method to be used. It is expected that the action plan drawn up to meet the expectations of the population of Teófilo Otoni and can contribute to the organization of the municipal health system, to reduce rates of caries and improve quality of life.