Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
J Public Health Dent. 2019 Mar;79(2):154-159. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12308. Epub 2019 Feb 4.
This study aimed to analyze the development stage of the oral health care network of the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study was conducted with 205 municipal oral health coordinators from the state. Data collection was carried out through a validated questionnaire to analyze the state of development of the oral health care network. Descriptive and cluster analysis were performed, and two clusters were generated.
The total median score of the questionnaires classified Minas Gerais as a state with incipient oral health care networks and a minimal capacity to operate such networks, reflected in the predominance of cluster 1 in the sample. There was no statistical association between age, time since graduation, and time spent working as a coordinator and the clusters (Mann-Whitney test). The coordinators' gender and educational level were also not statistically associated with the clusters (Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact, respectively).
There is a great need to improve the organization of services of the oral health care network in Minas Gerais. This can be done through improvements in its operational structure, as well as investment in management training.
本研究旨在分析巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州巴西统一卫生系统口腔保健网络的发展阶段。
对该州的 205 名市级口腔卫生协调员进行了一项横断面描述性和分析性研究。通过一项经过验证的问卷进行数据收集，以分析口腔保健网络的发展状况。进行了描述性和聚类分析，并生成了两个聚类。
问卷的总中位数评分将米纳斯吉拉斯州归类为口腔保健网络处于起步阶段且运营此类网络能力有限的州，这反映在样本中以聚类 1 为主。在聚类（曼-惠特尼检验）中，年龄、毕业时间、担任协调员的时间与聚类之间没有统计学关联。协调员的性别和教育水平也与聚类之间没有统计学关联（皮尔逊卡方检验和 Fisher 确切检验）。
米纳斯吉拉斯州非常需要改善口腔保健网络的服务组织。这可以通过改进其运营结构以及投资管理培训来实现。
