Propostas para a melhoria da saúde bucal dos idosos no programa saúde da família São José, em Bom Despacho - Minas Gerais

Abstract

Brazil is undergoing a demographic transition with a significant increase in the elderly population. It is a fact that there is a need to cope with such demand and we need to improve ourselves to serve this population, particularly with regard to the oral health of elderly people. This study aimed to develop proposals, based on available literature, to address problems of oral health experienced by the elderly population of the area covered by the Family Health Program São Jose, Bom Despacho / MG. Data for the study were collected from the Virtual Health Library (BVS), by searching in the databases LILACS and SciELO. Publications were chosen as articles, dating from 2002 to 2011 using the keywords Oral Health, Oral Health of the Elderly and Home Care. We selected 16 articles to read and analyze. This enabled organize planning proposals for the oral health of the elderly population from Family Health Program São Jose