Alto índice de exodontias na Unidade Básica de Saúde ''Heliana Valadares'' município de de Abaeté: proposta de intervenção

Abstract

The Basic Health Unit "Heliana Valadares", in the municipality of Abaeté / MG, through a survey of the conditions of the oral health of users in 2012, was found a high number of individuals with missing teeth, especially in the adult population. The aim was to draw up a contingency plan taking as social actors involved the dentist and staff all the basic health unit. A literature review based on articles published in the period 1995-2011, in databases (VHLBIREME, SciELO, LILACS), in books and official documents allowed for a better analysis of the subject problem. This plan should be implemented in a period of three months after the approval of managers to acquire the necessary material and begin actions. Will target public awareness about the dangers of tooth loss, educate and inform about oral health, teaching how to prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease through a pedagogical material presented in lectures, fluoride applications, supervised brushing finally in activities education and prevention that will hopefully decrease in medium and long term, the number of dental extractions in the users of this unit.