The relationship between oral health teams in primary care in Brazil and the healthcare network
Emergency dental services must be expanded, matrix support strengthened, and counter-referral implemented. Guaranteed access to computers, the Internet, telephone, system interoperability, and regionalisation can facilitate networking. Priority should be given to remote regions and small municipalities. This would increase primary care's solubility, continuity, and comprehensiveness and promote equity.
Authors
- César de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4762)
- Elaine Thumé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1169-8884)
- Clarissa Fialho Hartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-4173)
- Luiz Augusto Facchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5746-5170)
- Elaine Tomasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-6044)
- Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6070-6214)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12017-5
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior