Integrality of care for hemodialysis patient in Brazil

An analysis of access to dental care

Bibliographic Data

ID16829333
AuthorsBruna Mara Ruas (0000-0003-4310-8057, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Lia Silva Castilho (0000-0001-9648-6815, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Natália Cristina Ruy Carneiro (0000-0002-3028-7095, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Natália Mendes de Matos Cardoso (0000-0001-5920-2166, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Augusto Barbosa Reis (0000-0002-2797-2219, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maria Elisa Sousa E Silva (0000-0001-5803-7568, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira (0000-0003-3364-4024, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2020
Volume25
Issue2
Pages533-540
Publication date2020-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232020252.06362018
PMID32022193
OpenAlexW3004050614
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232020000200533
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

The present study aimed to analyze factors associated with access of dental care services by Brazilian hemodialysis patients. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 467 hemodialysis patients aging from 19 to 90 years in two renal therapy centers located in the cities of Contagem and Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil. Data were collected through an oral clinical examination of the patients and the application of a structured questionnaire. The dependent variable was the access to dental care, measured by the question "Have you consulted with a dentist in last six months?". The mean age of participants was 49.9 years. The average number of teeth present in the mouth was 19.3. An average of 1.5 teeth with dental caries cavities lesion was diagnosed among hemodialysis patients. One-third of the sample had gone to the dentist in the last six months (27.8%). The access to dental care was associated with formal education (OR = 1.5 [1.1-2.4]), professional advising to consult with a dentist (OR = 2.1 [1.2-3.8]) and prevalence of dental caries (OR = 2.1 [1.3-3.2]). Hemodialysis patients with eight or more years of formal education, who received professional advising to consult with a dentist and without dental caries cavities had higher chances obtaining access to dental care

Cross-sectional study · Dental care · Family medicine · Hemodialysis · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Internal Medicine

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