Programas de saúde bucal para idosos no SUS

Abstract

In the last years it has been a increase of elderly population in Brazil. The raise will need a change in the health publics programs, due to the demand needs. This job was realized with the objective to identify the programs of oral health for elderly in the Health Single System. Since the implantation of Health Single System, the programs oral health had priority school groups. Unfortunately few jobs directed to elderly oral health were identify. This fact can be related with the reduction of demand for odontologic treatment with to get old, that generally is accompanied of teeth absence. The implantation of health programs directed to elderly can reduce this difference gab created by public politics multilating and excluding.