Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:30:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GeorgiaCAS.pdf: 1172018 bytes, checksum: ddbd3f0e4914969b01e2de84e34c11fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-13 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The Specialized Dental Care Centers (CEO) were developed to provide specialized dental care to the population, given the accumulated needs of health since the past. They must operate as units of reference for the Oral Health Team of the Primary Care, complementing the dental procedures performed at this level of attention. This study aims to assess the performance of CEOs of the Grande Natal Health Region as a strategy of Secondary Care consolidation in oral health through users, dentists and managers. For this to try to identify factors about access, hosting and satisfaction with the service, the actions developed in these centers, integration between the CEOs and the Basic Health Units (UBS), considering the reference and counter reference. Data were collected through semi-structured interview, conducted in four CEOs, among 253 users, 31 dentists and 4 managers. It was submitted to descriptive statistical analysis and to content analysis by software ALCESTE 4.5. The results revealed that the specialties of prosthesis, endodontics and surgery were the most sought by 38.2%, 23.7% and 21.7% of respondents, respectively. It was noticed that among users aged 18 to 30 years-old the greatest demand is for the specialty of endodontics (44.4%) and over 50 years for prosthesis (76.4%). There is a weakness in the reference and counter reference between UBS and CEO, because part of users goes directly to the centers without going before to the Primary Care and the majority does not want to return to the dentist of Health Unit. Satisfaction with care was reported by 90.9% of users, because they resolved the problems needed and were welcomed by the team. But the delay in care was the main factor for not satisfaction. For most dentists, some users could solve their problems completely in Primary Care, which shows the existence of unnecessary referrals to the CEOs, however they consider the existence of limiting factors in UBS that compromise the service. Most dentists revealed that some users do not get to CEOs with the basic dental treatment done, and some of them do not counter reference users. It can be concluded that the studied CEOs are being resolutive for those who access them, offering necessary care for the population, and if they don t account with this service, will encounter obstacles to resolution of problems, ranging seek care service in particular, in another public sector, or even giving up treatment. However, it is perceived the need of professionals training to understand the importance of the reference and counter reference, to that they can better serve and guide users. It is also important that cities offer better conditions to UBS and CEOs, so they can work together, with complementary actions of oral health, seeking full care, aiming for better resolution to the users' health problems / Os Centros de Especialidades Odontol?gicas (CEOs) foram criados para assegurar atendimentos odontol?gicos especializados ? popula??o brasileira, diante das necessidades de sa?de acumuladas h? bastante tempo. Devem funcionar como unidades de refer?ncia para as Equipes de Sa?de Bucal da Aten??o B?sica, com procedimentos cl?nicos odontol?gicos complementares aos realizados neste n?vel de aten??o. Este estudo objetiva avaliar o desempenho dos CEOs da Regi?o de Sa?de da Grande Natal como estrat?gia de consolida??o da Aten??o Secund?ria em sa?de bucal atrav?s dos usu?rios, cirurgi?es-dentistas e diretores. Para isto busca-se identificar fatores relacionados ao acesso, acolhimento e satisfa??o com o servi?o, as a??es desenvolvidas nestes centros, integra??o entre os CEOs e as Unidades B?sicas de Sa?de (UBS), considerando a rela??o de refer?ncia e contra-refer?ncia. Os dados foram coletados atrav?s de entrevista semi-estruturada, realizadas em quatro CEOs, entre 253 usu?rios, 31 dentistas e 4 diretores, e submetidos ? an?lise estat?stica descritiva e ? an?lise de conte?do informatizada atrav?s do software ALCESTE 4.5. Os resultados mostraram que as especialidades de pr?tese, endodontia e cirurgia foram as mais procuradas, por 38,2%, 23,7% e 21,7% dos entrevistados, respectivamente. Percebeu-se que entre os usu?rios na faixa et?ria de 18 a 30 anos a maior procura ? para a especialidade de endodontia (44,4%) e os acima de 50 anos, para pr?tese (76,4%). Observa-se uma fragilidade no sistema de refer?ncia e contra-refer?ncia entre a UBS e o CEO, na medida em que parte dos usu?rios v?o diretamente aos centros sem passar antes pela Aten??o B?sica e a maioria n?o deseja retornar ao dentista da Unidade de Sa?de. A satisfa??o com o atendimento foi relatada por 90,9% dos usu?rios, pois conseguiram resolver os problemas que precisavam e foram bem acolhidos pela equipe. Por?m, a demora no atendimento foi o principal fator para a n?o satisfa??o. Para a maioria dos dentistas, alguns usu?rios poderiam resolver seus problemas completamente na Aten??o B?sica, o que revela a exist?ncia de encaminhamentos desnecess?rios aos CEOs, entretanto consideram a exist?ncia de fatores limitantes nas UBS que comprometem o atendimento. Grande parte dos dentistas revelou que a maioria dos usu?rios n?o chega aos CEOs com o tratamento odontol?gico b?sico realizado, e alguns n?o contra-referenciam os usu?rios. Pode-se concluir que os CEOs estudados est?o sendo resolutivos para aqueles que os acessaram, oferecendo atendimentos necess?rios ? popula??o que, se n?o contasse com esse servi?o, encontraria entraves ? resolu??o dos problemas, indo buscar atendimento no servi?o particular, em outro setor p?blico, ou at? desistindo do tratamento. Contudo, percebe-se a necessidade de capacita??o dos profissionais para que compreendam a import?ncia da refer?ncia e da contra-refer?ncia e que possam melhor atender e orientar os usu?rios. Tamb?m ? preciso que os munic?pios ofere?am melhores condi??es ?s UBS e aos CEOs, para que possam atuar conjuntamente, com a??es complementares de sa?de bucal, atendendo a popula??o de maneira integral e resolutiva