KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING EXPLICIT HEALTH GUARANTEES FOR ADULTS AGED 60 IN PRIMARY CARE DENTIST OF VALPARAISO

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge degree in primary health care Odontologists regarding the clinical guide for Explicit health guarantees for 60 years old adults, evidence-based recommendations for the optimization in clinical attention of this group. 

Material and Methods: A transversal descriptive study was conducted, surveying Primary Care professionals from the Family Health Centers of the Municipal Corporation of Valparaíso, with at least a 6 months old work contract. An informed consent was signed by all participants before an instrument was applied to them, where general data were consulted: 15 clinical-guide related questions, and 4 opinion related questions.   

Results: The sample consisted of 41 professionals, belonging to 12 Family Health Centers, of which, 41% worked full time. 36 professionals acknowledge the guide, 31 of them have read it, and 71% of them have accessed it via the web. The mean of knowledge was 71.23% of correct answers, with a range between 40% and 92%. The recommendation of electric toothbrushes was correct in all, meanwhile, the wrongest answers were those concerning the normal characteristic of the mucosa and Xerostomia Treatment. The highest scores were obtained by professionals with less than 5 years of working experience. 58% recognize barriers and limited time available for their implementation, lack of supplies, difficulty in accessing the guide, among others. 57,58% believe that the guide is a good way of standardization. 

Conclusion: 71% of professionals surveyed possess adequate knowledge of the guide.