Evolution of dental procedures in Brazil

An analysis of the last cycles of PMAQ-AB

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ID24216584
AuthorsMaria Tereza Abreu Scalzo (0000-0001-9081-6297, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu (0000-0001-8794-5725, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Juliana Vaz De Melo Mambrini (0000-0002-0420-3062, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Suellen da Rocha Mendes (0000-0002-7490-1341, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Da Matta Machado (0000-0002-0516-8529, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Rita De Cássia Martins (0000-0002-8911-0040, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2026
Volume31
Issue9
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232026319.16662024
OpenAlexW7220416928
SciELOS1413-81232026001903013
References cited10

The aim was to compare the performance of the oral health teams participating in the 2nd and 3rd cycles of the PMAQ-AB. A longitudinal study with data from the external evaluation phase of the second (18,115 OHT) and the third (22,994) cycles of PMAQ-AB was carried out. The OHT participating in the two cycles were matched using the National Team Identifier, resulting in a sample of 15,734 OHT. Eleven procedures related to preventive, surgical-restorative, prosthetic, and oral cancer prevention or diagnosis procedures were selected and analyzed by a questionnaire. Item response theory estimated the performance scores of the OHT based on the items. The Wilcoxon test (p ≤ 0.05) was used to compare the OHT performance between cycles. The mean score in Brazil went from -0.125 (2nd cycle) to 0.149 (3rd cycle). In the North, the average score went from -0.429 to -0.237; Northeast from -0.203 to 0.222; Midwest from -0.259 to 0.007; South from 0.011 to 0.114; Southeast from 0.067 to 0.199, with a greater difference between cycles in the Northeast, Midwest, and North. Brazil and the Brazilian regions showed improvement in the scores between the two cycles analyzed, with regional differences.

Brazil · dental treatment · oral cancer prevention · oral health teams · PMAQ-AB · preventive dentistry · Prosthodontics · Restorative dentistry · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Healthcare Quality and Management · Primary Care and Health Outcomes

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