RESUMO Objetivo: Este estudo transversal teve como objetivo avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da versão reduzida do Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool), versão para pacientes adultos, na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2019, um estudo populacional de representatividade nacional. Métodos: A versão reduzida do PCATool para adultos mede a presença e a extensão dos seguintes atributos: grau de afiliação; acesso ao primeiro contato; longitudinalidade; coordenação do cuidado; integralidade; orientação familiar; e orientação comunitária. Foram realizadas Análise Fatorial Exploratória e Análise Fatorial Confirmatória. Resultados: A amostra final consistiu em 9.396 pessoas. A variável latente do PCATool para adultos foi relacionada a dois itens do questionário, um referente ao atributo de Grau de Afiliação e outro ao atributo de Orientação Comunitária, além de cinco variáveis latentes formadas por 21 itens, que demonstraram os outros cinco atributos, por meio de de cargas fatoriais padronizadas. Conclusão: A versão reduzida do PCATool para adultos possui boas propriedades psicométricas e captura os atributos da Atenção Primária à Saúde.

ABSTRACT Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the reduced version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) for adult patients in the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019, a nationally representative population-based study. Methods: The reduced version of PCATool-adults measures the presence and extent of the following attributes: degree of affiliation; first-contact access; longitudinality; care coordination; comprehensiveness; family orientation; and community orientation. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed. Results: The final sample consisted of 9,396 individuals. The PCATool latent variable for adults was related to two questionnaire items, one referring to the Degree of Affiliation attribute and the other to the Community Orientation attribute. Additionally, five latent variables, formed by 21 items, identified the other five attributes through standardized factor loadings. Conclusion: The reduced version of PCATool-Adult has good psychometric properties and captures the attributes of Primary Health Care.

RESUMO Objetivo: Este estudo transversal teve como objetivo avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da versão reduzida do Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool), versão para pacientes adultos, na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2019, um estudo populacional de representatividade nacional. Métodos: A versão reduzida do PCATool para adultos mede a presença e a extensão dos seguintes atributos: grau de afiliação; acesso ao primeiro contato; longitudinalidade; coordenação do cuidado; integralidade; orientação familiar; e orientação comunitária. Foram realizadas Análise Fatorial Exploratória e Análise Fatorial Confirmatória. Resultados: A amostra final consistiu em 9.396 pessoas. A variável latente do PCATool para adultos foi relacionada a dois itens do questionário, um referente ao atributo de Grau de Afiliação e outro ao atributo de Orientação Comunitária, além de cinco variáveis latentes formadas por 21 itens, que demonstraram os outros cinco atributos, por meio de de cargas fatoriais padronizadas. Conclusão: A versão reduzida do PCATool para adultos possui boas propriedades psicométricas e captura os atributos da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Objetivo PCATool, , (PCATool) 2019 nacional Métodos afiliação contato longitudinalidade cuidado integralidade familiar comunitária Confirmatória Resultados 9396 9 396 9.39 pessoas questionário Comunitária 2 padronizadas Conclusão (PCATool 201 939 39 9.3 20 93 3 9.

ABSTRACT Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the reduced version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) for adult patients in the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019, a nationally representative population-based study. Methods: The reduced version of PCATool-adults measures the presence and extent of the following attributes: degree of affiliation; first-contact access; longitudinality; care coordination; comprehensiveness; family orientation; and community orientation. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed. Results: The final sample consisted of 9,396 individuals. The PCATool latent variable for adults was related to two questionnaire items, one referring to the Degree of Affiliation attribute and the other to the Community Orientation attribute. Additionally, five latent variables, formed by 21 items, identified the other five attributes through standardized factor loadings. Conclusion: The reduced version of PCATool-Adult has good psychometric properties and captures the attributes of Primary Health Care. Objective crosssectional cross sectional (PCATool 2019 populationbased population based Methods PCATooladults affiliation firstcontact first contact access longitudinality coordination comprehensiveness orientation performed Results 9396 9 396 9,39 individuals items Additionally variables 2 loadings Conclusion PCAToolAdult Adult 201 939 39 9,3 20 93 3 9,

Resumo Introdução: A pandemia de COVID-19 exigiu a ampliação da capacidade dos serviços de saúde nos estados e municípios do Brasil. Este estudo analisou a distribuição geográfica da provisão de recursos de saúde no país no período que antecede essa crise sanitária. Objetivo: Descrever a provisão de recursos de saúde segundo o índice de desenvolvimento humano (IDH) das 133 regiões geográficas intermediárias do Brasil, em 2018. Método: Dados sobre cobertura populacional da Estratégia Saúde da Família, número de consultas ambulatoriais e hospitalizações, investimento público em saúde, leitos hospitalares, leitos mantidos pelo SUS, leitos de UTI e leitos de UTI mantidos pelo SUS foram obtidos junto ao Ministério da Saúde e IBGE. A associação das variáveis com o IDH das regiões intermediárias foi avaliada pela correlação de Pearson. Resultados: A provisão de recursos de saúde foi mais elevada nas regiões intermediárias do Sul e Sudeste, enquanto as regiões do Centro-Oeste tiveram valores intermediários. O IDH correlacionou positivamente com os recursos em saúde. O inverso ocorreu para a cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família, que foi maior nas regiões Norte e Nordeste. Conclusões: Monitorar geograficamente a provisão de recursos de saúde pode instruir estratégias para reduzir desigualdades no país. Em 2018, as regiões intermediárias estavam desigualmente preparadas para atender às necessidades em saúde de suas populações e refletiam a lei do cuidado inverso. Foi este o cenário de partida para a resposta à pandemia por COVID-19 em 2020. Introdução COVID19 COVID 19 COVID-1 Brasil sanitária Objetivo (IDH 13 2018 Método Família hospitalizações hospitalares IBGE Pearson Resultados Sudeste CentroOeste Centro Oeste intermediários Nordeste Conclusões 2020 COVID1 1 COVID- 201 202 20 2

Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic required expanding the health services capacity in Brazilian states and municipalities. This study analyzed the geographic distribution of the health resources provision in the country in the period before the pandemic. Objective: This study aimed to describe the availability of health resources in the 133 intermediate geographic regions of Brazil in 2018 according to the human development index (HDI). Method: Data on population coverage of the family health strategy, number of outpatient consults and hospitalizations, public investment in health, total number of hospital beds, beds maintained by SUS, intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and ICU beds maintained by SUS were obtained from the Ministry of Health and IBGE. the association of variables with the HDI of the intermediate regions was assessed using Pearson's correlation. Results: The indices of health resources had higher average values for the South and Southeast regions, whereas the Central West ranked intermediate values. The HDI correlated positively with health resources. The coverage by family health strategy had an inverse distribution and was higher in the North and Northeast regions. Conclusions: Monitoring the health system at the intermediate region level can be a useful strategy to promote access and reduce health inequalities in Brazil. In 2018, the intermediate regions were unevenly prepared to meet their populations’ health needs and reflected the inverse care law. This scenario was the starting point for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Introduction COVID19 COVID 19 COVID-1 municipalities Objective 13 201 HDI. . (HDI) Method hospitalizations (ICU IBGE Pearsons Pearson s correlation Results Conclusions populations law 2020 COVID1 1 COVID- 20 (HDI 202 2

RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar o impacto das diferentes fases da pandemia de covid-19 sobre as hospitalizações por câncer bucal (CaB) e de orofaringe (CaOR) no Brasil, realizadas no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). MÉTODOS Os dados quanto às internações hospitalares por CaB e CaOR, entre janeiro de 2018 e agosto de 2021, foram obtidos no Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do SUS. As internações foram analisadas sob a forma de taxas por 100 mil habitantes. Os períodos de pandemia (janeiro de 2020 a agosto de 2021) e pré-pandemia (janeiro de 2018 a dezembro de 2019) foram divididos em quadrimestres; as taxas quadrimestrais do período pandêmico foram comparadas às taxas análogas do período pré-pandemia – para o Brasil, por macrorregião e por grupo de procedimentos realizados na internação. O impacto da pandemia sobre o valor médio das internações também foi analisado. Os resultados foram expressos em variação percentual. RESULTADOS As taxas de internação hospitalar no SUS por CaB e CaOR reduziram durante a pandemia no Brasil. Em comparação com os quadrimestres de 2019, a maior redução foi identificada no segundo quadrimestre de 2020 (18,42%), seguida das reduções do terceiro quadrimestre de 2020 (17,76%) e do primeiro e segundo quadrimestres de 2021 (respectivamente, 14,64% e 17,07%). Sul e Sudeste apresentaram as reduções mais expressivas e constantes entre as diferentes fases da pandemia. As internações para procedimentos clínicos sofreram maior redução do que para procedimentos cirúrgicos. No Brasil, o gasto médio por internação nos quadrimestres da pandemia foi maior do que nos quadrimestres de referência. CONCLUSÃO Após mais de um ano do início da pandemia no Brasil, a rede hospitalar de cuidado ao CaB e CaOR do SUS ainda não tinha se restabelecido. A demanda reprimida de hospitalizações por essas doenças, que são de rápida evolução, possivelmente resultará em atrasos para tratamento, com impacto negativo para a sobrevida desses pacientes; futuros estudos são necessários para monitorar essa situação. covid19 covid 19 covid-1 (CaB (CaOR Brasil . (SUS) 201 10 habitantes 202 prépandemia pré 2019 analisado percentual 18,42%, 1842 18,42% , 18 42 (18,42%) 17,76% 1776 17 76 (17,76% respectivamente, respectivamente (respectivamente 1464 14 64 14,64 17,07%. 1707 17,07% 07 17,07%) cirúrgicos referência restabelecido doenças evolução tratamento pacientes situação covid1 1 covid- (SUS 20 184 18,42 4 (18,42% 17,76 177 7 (17,76 146 6 14,6 170 17,07 0 2 18,4 (18,42 17,7 (17,7 14, 17,0 18, (18,4 17, (17, (18, (17 (18 (1 (

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of the different phases of the covid-19 pandemic on hospitalizations for oral (CaB) and oropharyngeal (CaOR) cancer in Brazil, carried out within the scope of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). METHODS We obtained data regarding hospital admissions due to CaB and CaOR between January 2018 and August 2021 from the SUS Hospital Information System, analyzing hospital admissions as rates per 100,000 inhabitants. We divided the pandemic (January 2020 to August 2021) and pre-pandemic (January 2018 to December 2019) periods into four-month periods, comparing the pandemic period rates with analogous rates for the pre-pandemic period – for Brazil, by macro-region and by a group of procedures performed during hospitalization. We also analyzed the impact of the pandemic on the average cost of hospitalizations, expressing the results in percentage change. RESULTS Rates of hospitalization in the SUS due to CaB and CaOR decreased during the pandemic in Brazil. The most significant reduction occurred in the second four-month period of 2020 (18.42%), followed by decreases in the third four-month period of 2020 (17.76%) and the first and second four-month periods of 2021 (respectively, 14.64% and 17.07%), compared with 2019. The South and Southeast showed the most expressive and constant reductions between the different phases of the pandemic. Hospitalizations for clinical procedures suffered a more significant decrease than for surgical procedures. In Brazil, the average expenditure per hospitalization in the four-month pandemic periods was higher than in the reference periods. CONCLUSION After more than a year of the pandemic’s beginning in Brazil, the SUS hospital care network for CaB and CaOR had yet to be re-established. The repressed demand for hospitalizations for these diseases, which have fast evolution, will possibly result in delays in treatment, negatively impacting the survival of these patients. Future studies are needed to monitor this situation. covid19 covid 19 covid-1 (CaB (CaOR Brazil SUS. . (SUS) 201 202 100000 100 000 100,00 inhabitants prepandemic pre 2019 fourmonth four month macroregion macro region change 18.42%, 1842 18.42% , 18 42 (18.42%) 17.76% 1776 17 76 (17.76% respectively, respectively (respectively 1464 14 64 14.64 17.07%, 1707 17.07% 07 17.07%) pandemics s reestablished. reestablished re established. established re-established diseases evolution treatment patients situation covid1 1 covid- (SUS 20 10000 10 00 100,0 184 18.42 4 (18.42% 17.76 177 7 (17.76 146 6 14.6 170 17.07 0 2 1000 100, 18.4 (18.42 17.7 (17.7 14. 17.0 18. (18.4 17. (17. (18. (17 (18 (1 (

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the pathways that explain the association between race/skin color and edentulism in elderly Brazilians. This was a cross-sectional study using data from participants aged 60 years or older from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey, a nationally representative population-based sample. Data were obtained by a structured interview and participants were classified as edentulous if they reported having lost all natural teeth. Information on race, socioeconomic level, behavioral aspects, psychosocial aspects, and access to dental care was collected by interviewers using a questionnaire. The pathways between race/skin color and edentulism were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The final sample of the study included 22,357 participants. Most participants were white (51.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 50.3–52.6), and 36.8% (95%CI: 35.7–37.9) were edentulous. Race/skin color was indirectly associated with edentulism via enabling factors. These findings suggest that socioeconomic inequalities are key in explaining racial inequalities in edentulism among Brazilian older adults. raceskin race skin Brazilians crosssectional cross sectional 6 201 Survey populationbased population based teeth level aspects questionnaire modeling 22357 22 357 22,35 51.5% 515 51 5 (51.5% 95 CI [CI] 50.3–52.6, 503526 50.3–52.6 , 50 3 52 50.3–52.6) 368 36 8 36.8 95%CI 95CI (95%CI 35.7–37.9 357379 35 7 37 9 Raceskin Race factors adults 20 2235 2 22,3 51.5 (51.5 [CI 50352 50.3–52. 36. 35.7–37. 35737 223 22, 51. (51. 5035 50.3–52 35.7–37 3573 (51 503 50.3–5 35.7–3 (5 50.3– 35.7– ( 50.3 35.7 50. 35.

RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar o impacto das diferentes fases da pandemia de covid-19 sobre as hospitalizações por câncer bucal (CaB) e de orofaringe (CaOR) no Brasil, realizadas no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). MÉTODOS Os dados quanto às internações hospitalares por CaB e CaOR, entre janeiro de 2018 e agosto de 2021, foram obtidos no Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do SUS. As internações foram analisadas sob a forma de taxas por 100 mil habitantes. Os períodos de pandemia (janeiro de 2020 a agosto de 2021) e pré-pandemia (janeiro de 2018 a dezembro de 2019) foram divididos em quadrimestres; as taxas quadrimestrais do período pandêmico foram comparadas às taxas análogas do período pré-pandemia – para o Brasil, por macrorregião e por grupo de procedimentos realizados na internação. O impacto da pandemia sobre o valor médio das internações também foi analisado. Os resultados foram expressos em variação percentual. RESULTADOS As taxas de internação hospitalar no SUS por CaB e CaOR reduziram durante a pandemia no Brasil. Em comparação com os quadrimestres de 2019, a maior redução foi identificada no segundo quadrimestre de 2020 (18,42%), seguida das reduções do terceiro quadrimestre de 2020 (17,76%) e do primeiro e segundo quadrimestres de 2021 (respectivamente, 14,64% e 17,07%). Sul e Sudeste apresentaram as reduções mais expressivas e constantes entre as diferentes fases da pandemia. As internações para procedimentos clínicos sofreram maior redução do que para procedimentos cirúrgicos. No Brasil, o gasto médio por internação nos quadrimestres da pandemia foi maior do que nos quadrimestres de referência. CONCLUSÃO Após mais de um ano do início da pandemia no Brasil, a rede hospitalar de cuidado ao CaB e CaOR do SUS ainda não tinha se restabelecido. A demanda reprimida de hospitalizações por essas doenças, que são de rápida evolução, possivelmente resultará em atrasos para tratamento, com impacto negativo para a sobrevida desses pacientes; futuros estudos são necessários para monitorar essa situação.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of the different phases of the covid-19 pandemic on hospitalizations for oral (CaB) and oropharyngeal (CaOR) cancer in Brazil, carried out within the scope of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). METHODS We obtained data regarding hospital admissions due to CaB and CaOR between January 2018 and August 2021 from the SUS Hospital Information System, analyzing hospital admissions as rates per 100,000 inhabitants. We divided the pandemic (January 2020 to August 2021) and pre-pandemic (January 2018 to December 2019) periods into four-month periods, comparing the pandemic period rates with analogous rates for the pre-pandemic period – for Brazil, by macro-region and by a group of procedures performed during hospitalization. We also analyzed the impact of the pandemic on the average cost of hospitalizations, expressing the results in percentage change. RESULTS Rates of hospitalization in the SUS due to CaB and CaOR decreased during the pandemic in Brazil. The most significant reduction occurred in the second four-month period of 2020 (18.42%), followed by decreases in the third four-month period of 2020 (17.76%) and the first and second four-month periods of 2021 (respectively, 14.64% and 17.07%), compared with 2019. The South and Southeast showed the most expressive and constant reductions between the different phases of the pandemic. Hospitalizations for clinical procedures suffered a more significant decrease than for surgical procedures. In Brazil, the average expenditure per hospitalization in the four-month pandemic periods was higher than in the reference periods. CONCLUSION After more than a year of the pandemic’s beginning in Brazil, the SUS hospital care network for CaB and CaOR had yet to be re-established. The repressed demand for hospitalizations for these diseases, which have fast evolution, will possibly result in delays in treatment, negatively impacting the survival of these patients. Future studies are needed to monitor this situation.

Abstract Less-than-optimal reliability of mortality information systems regarding the underlying cause of death can mask the reality of oral (OC) and oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) mortality. This study aimed to assess the impact on the magnitude and temporal trends of OC and OPC mortality in Brazil of two statistical approaches to redistribute deaths with ill-defined underlying causes. We analyzed deaths with ill-defined causes in Brazil by macro-region, between 1996-2018. The Mortality Information System provided official information on deaths. Two correction methods were applied: the EF method, which proportionally reallocates deaths classified as R00-R99 in the ICD-10 to the remaining specific causes of death according to the proportion of deaths with certified causes; and the GBD method, which considers the concept of garbage codes, redistributing deaths from several ICD-10 chapters according to previously established coefficients. For the trend analysis of mortality (certified and redistributed), the Prais-Winsten method was carried out. The OC and OPC death rates had an evident increase after the redistribution by the two techniques in all regions of the country; the increase was higher using the GBD method. In the Northeast and North regions, this method more than doubled the certified death rates. The redistribution methods also changed time series trends. In epidemiological studies of mortality from OC and OPC, it is necessary to redistribute deaths from ill-defined causes when analyzing data from less-than-optimal information systems. The choice of the correction method is critical; epidemiological studies must manage it as a methodological decision that has significant impacts on results.

Abstract INTRODUCTION Epidemiological surveys revealed that Brazil has a high burden of oral diseases. However, no prior study has reported estimates of untreated dental caries, periodontitis, and edentulism over a three-decade period. The objective of this study is to report the trends of prevalence, incidence, and years-lived with disability (YLDs) due to untreated dental caries in primary and permanent teeth, periodontitis, and edentulism in Brazil between 1990 and 2019. METHODS Estimates of prevalence, incidence, and YLDs due to dental caries in primary and permanent teeth, periodontitis, and edentulism were produced for Brazil, by sex and age, between 1990 and 2019, using Dismod-MR 2.1, as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019). Trends of oral disorders were analyzed using generalized linear regression models applying the Prais-Winsten method. RESULTS Almost 100 million Brazilians presented at least one oral disorder in 2019, which was equivalent to a prevalence of 45.3%. All oral diseases combined ranked eighth among all causes of disability, causing more than 970,000 YLDs. Untreated dental caries in primary teeth were estimated to affect 13.5 million children, and untreated dental caries in permanent teeth affected more than 52 million people. Periodontitis affected 29.5 million people, and edentulism affected almost 22 million. The generalized linear regression models revealed a trend of stability of oral disorders between 1990 and 2019. CONCLUSIONS The burden of oral diseases in Brazil is extremely high. Oral disorders, edentulism in particular, caused disability at levels that are comparable to other important chronic diseases.

Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of dental visits due to toothache and tooth extraction in Brazil and its association with individual and contextual variables. This two-step cross-sectional study included persons aged 18 years and older in the 2019 National Health Survey who had visited a dentist in the 12 months prior to the interview (n = 40,369). The individual-level outcome was having a dental visit due to toothache or tooth extraction. The ecological-level outcome was the proportion of dental visits for these reasons relative to all dental visits by Brazilian state. Associations with individual – sociodemographic characteristics, number of teeth, and type of health service used – and ecological variables – HDI and dental service coverage – were assessed using Poisson regressions. The prevalence of dental visits due to toothache or extraction was higher among individuals with no formal education, household income < 25% of the minimum wage, of black and brown skin color, living in rural areas, who consulted in the public health system, with 10–19 and 1–9 teeth, and men. The proportion of dental visits due to toothache/extraction in Brazilian states was negatively associated with the HDI and the rate of dental emergency team/100,000 inhabitants and positively associated with primary dental care coverage. The prevalence of dental visits due to toothache/extraction was associated with individual and ecological characteristics, indicating inequities in reasons for dental visits in Brazil. The potential of a well-structured oral health care network to overcome these inequities is suggested and needs to be better explored.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of use of dental services in Brazil according to the states and its association with socioeconomic variables and types of services in the Brazilian Health Survey of 2019. Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian Health Survey of 2019, including 88,531 individuals with 18 years of age or more. Results: Dental services utilization in the year prior to the study was more frequent among adults (53.2%, 95% CI:52.5-53.9) than in older adults (34.3%, 95% CI: 33.2-34.4). The multivariate analysis revealed that the use of dental services was more in people with more schooling (PR=2.02, 95% CI: 1.87-2.18) and higher income (PR=1.54, 95% CI: 1.45-1.64). The prevalence of dental services utilization in the year prior to the survey was higher among participants of the southeast, south and Midwest regions, ranging between 49.0% and 57.6%. Conclusion: Inequalities in dental services utilization were common in adults and older adults, with important regional differences; women, younger participants, those with more schooling and higher income, people with better oral health-related behaviors, better self-perceived oral health and those who paid for their lasts dental consultation were more likely to have used dental services in the year prior to the study.

Objetivo: Descrever a prevalência do uso de serviços odontológicos no Brasil segundo as Unidades Federadas, sua relação com variáveis socioeconômicas e tipos de serviços, com base na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) de 2019. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base populacional com dados da PNS 2019, incluindo 88.531 participantes de 18 anos ou mais. Foram analisadas variáveis referentes ao uso de serviços de saúde bucal, segundo características sociodemográficas e comportamentais, por meio de análise multivariada, utilizando modelo regressão de Poisson com variância robusta. Resultados: A utilização de serviços odontológicos no ano anterior à entrevista foi maior entre os adultos (53,2%, IC95%: 52,5-53,9) do que entre os idosos (34,3%, IC95% 33,2-34,4). Na análise multivariada, o uso de serviços odontológicos foi maior em pessoas com maior nível educacional (RP:2,02, IC95%: 1,87-2,18) e de maior renda (RP:1,54, IC95%: 1,45-1,64). Os estados das regiões Sudeste, Centro-Oeste e Sul apresentaram as maiores porcentagens de indivíduos que consultaram com dentista no último ano, entre 49,0 a 57,6% da população. Conclusão: Desigualdades no uso dos serviços de saúde bucal foram observadas na população adulta e idosa, com diferenças entre as regiões do país; foi identificado maior uso entre as mulheres, indivíduos mais jovens, escolarizados e de maior renda, e entre a população com melhores comportamentos relacionados à sua saúde, melhor percepção do seu estado de saúde, e aqueles que pagaram pelo último atendimento odontológico.

RESUMO: Objetivo: O presente estudo investigou o impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 na oferta de atendimento odontológico pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil. Considerando que a população de menor nível socioeconômico sofre desproporcionalmente com a redução da oferta de atendimento odontológico, a hipótese do artigo sugere a presença de caráter sindêmico nessa situação. Métodos: O Sistema de Informação Ambulatorial do SUS (SIA-SUS) foi utilizado para coletar os dados das atividades e procedimentos odontológicos realizados entre abril e julho de 2018, 2019 e 2020 por dentistas cadastrados no SUS. Os 30 procedimentos mais frequentes realizados por dentistas foram selecionados e classificados em três categorias (atendimento odontológico de urgência, atendimento odontológico não emergencial e atendimento de urgência dependente de casos), com base nas orientações para atendimento odontológico durante a pandemia em curso, publicadas pela Associação Odontológica Americana. Resultados: Houve uma redução na oferta de atendimento odontológico em todas as categorias durante a pandemia. As consultas e procedimentos odontológicos de urgência em serviços de atenção básica e especializada diminuíram 42,5 e 44,1%, respectivamente, entre 2020 e 2019. Os procedimentos não urgentes diminuíram 92,3%. Embora as reduções nas atividades e procedimentos odontológicos tenham ocorrido em todas as regiões brasileiras, as maiores quedas relativas aos procedimentos de urgência — que deveriam ter sido mantidas durante a pandemia de covid-19 — ocorreram nas regiões Norte e Nordeste, que são as mais pobres do país. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem que a pandemia covid-19 possui um comportamento sindêmico. Uma investigação mais aprofundada sobre os impactos da pandemia-sindemia na carga de doenças bucais é necessária.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of dental care procedures performed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) nationally and by regions. Considering that the most underprivileged population disproportionately suffers with the reduction in dental care provision, the study hypothesis suggests the presence of a syndemic nature. Methodology: The SUS Outpatient Information System (SIA-SUS) was assessed to gather data on dental care activities and procedures performed between April and July 2018, 2019, and 2020 by dentists registered in the SUS. The 30 most frequent activities and procedures performed by dentists were selected and classified into three categories (urgent dental care, nonemergency dental care, and case-dependent urgency procedures), based on the guidance for dental care during the pandemic published by the American Dental Association. Results: Results demonstrated a reduction in the provision of dental care of all categories during the pandemic. Urgency dental consultations and procedures in primary and specialized dental care services decreased by 42.5 and 44.1%, respectively, between 2020 and 2019. Non-urgent procedures decreased by 92.3%. Although decreases in dental care activities and procedures were reported in all Brazilian regions, the largest relative decreases in urgent procedures – that should have been maintained during the pandemic – occurred in the North and Northeast regions, which are the poorest regions of the country. Conclusions: These results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a syndemic behavior. Further investigation into the pandemic-syndemic impacts on oral disease burden is necessary.

RESUMO: Objetivo: O presente estudo investigou o impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 na oferta de atendimento odontológico pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil. Considerando que a população de menor nível socioeconômico sofre desproporcionalmente com a redução da oferta de atendimento odontológico, a hipótese do artigo sugere a presença de caráter sindêmico nessa situação. Métodos: O Sistema de Informação Ambulatorial do SUS (SIA-SUS) foi utilizado para coletar os dados das atividades e procedimentos odontológicos realizados entre abril e julho de 2018, 2019 e 2020 por dentistas cadastrados no SUS. Os 30 procedimentos mais frequentes realizados por dentistas foram selecionados e classificados em três categorias (atendimento odontológico de urgência, atendimento odontológico não emergencial e atendimento de urgência dependente de casos), com base nas orientações para atendimento odontológico durante a pandemia em curso, publicadas pela Associação Odontológica Americana. Resultados: Houve uma redução na oferta de atendimento odontológico em todas as categorias durante a pandemia. As consultas e procedimentos odontológicos de urgência em serviços de atenção básica e especializada diminuíram 42,5 e 44,1%, respectivamente, entre 2020 e 2019. Os procedimentos não urgentes diminuíram 92,3%. Embora as reduções nas atividades e procedimentos odontológicos tenham ocorrido em todas as regiões brasileiras, as maiores quedas relativas aos procedimentos de urgência — que deveriam ter sido mantidas durante a pandemia de covid-19 — ocorreram nas regiões Norte e Nordeste, que são as mais pobres do país. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem que a pandemia covid-19 possui um comportamento sindêmico. Uma investigação mais aprofundada sobre os impactos da pandemia-sindemia na carga de doenças bucais é necessária.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of dental care procedures performed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) nationally and by regions. Considering that the most underprivileged population disproportionately suffers with the reduction in dental care provision, the study hypothesis suggests the presence of a syndemic nature. Methodology: The SUS Outpatient Information System (SIA-SUS) was assessed to gather data on dental care activities and procedures performed between April and July 2018, 2019, and 2020 by dentists registered in the SUS. The 30 most frequent activities and procedures performed by dentists were selected and classified into three categories (urgent dental care, nonemergency dental care, and case-dependent urgency procedures), based on the guidance for dental care during the pandemic published by the American Dental Association. Results: Results demonstrated a reduction in the provision of dental care of all categories during the pandemic. Urgency dental consultations and procedures in primary and specialized dental care services decreased by 42.5 and 44.1%, respectively, between 2020 and 2019. Non-urgent procedures decreased by 92.3%. Although decreases in dental care activities and procedures were reported in all Brazilian regions, the largest relative decreases in urgent procedures – that should have been maintained during the pandemic – occurred in the North and Northeast regions, which are the poorest regions of the country. Conclusions: These results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a syndemic behavior. Further investigation into the pandemic-syndemic impacts on oral disease burden is necessary.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE to discuss the impact four different redistribution strategies have on the quantitative and temporal trends of cancer mortality assessment in Brazil. METHODOLOGY This study used anonymized and georeferenced data provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMoH). Four different approaches were used to conduct the redistribution of ill-defined deaths and garbage codes. Age-standardized mortality rates used the world population as reference. Prais-Winsten autoregression allowed the calculation of region, sex, and cancer type trends. RESULTS Death rates increased considerably in all regions after redistribution. Overall, Elisabeth B. França’s and the World Health Organization methods had a milder impact on trends and rate magnitudes when compared to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 method. This study also observed that, when the BMoH dealt with the problem of redistributing ill-defined deaths, results were similar to those obtained by the GBD method. The redistribution methods also influenced the assessment of trends; however, differences were less pronounced. CONCLUSIONS Since developing a comparative gold standard is impossible, matching global techniques to local realities may be an alternative for methodological selection. In our study, the compatibility of the findings suggests how valid the GBD method is to the Brazilian context. However, caution is needed. Future studies should assess the impact of these methods as applied to the redistribution of deaths to type-specific neoplasms.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE to discuss the impact four different redistribution strategies have on the quantitative and temporal trends of cancer mortality assessment in Brazil. METHODOLOGY This study used anonymized and georeferenced data provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMoH). Four different approaches were used to conduct the redistribution of ill-defined deaths and garbage codes. Age-standardized mortality rates used the world population as reference. Prais-Winsten autoregression allowed the calculation of region, sex, and cancer type trends. RESULTS Death rates increased considerably in all regions after redistribution. Overall, Elisabeth B. França’s and the World Health Organization methods had a milder impact on trends and rate magnitudes when compared to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 method. This study also observed that, when the BMoH dealt with the problem of redistributing ill-defined deaths, results were similar to those obtained by the GBD method. The redistribution methods also influenced the assessment of trends; however, differences were less pronounced. CONCLUSIONS Since developing a comparative gold standard is impossible, matching global techniques to local realities may be an alternative for methodological selection. In our study, the compatibility of the findings suggests how valid the GBD method is to the Brazilian context. However, caution is needed. Future studies should assess the impact of these methods as applied to the redistribution of deaths to type-specific neoplasms.

RESUMO: Objetivo: Descrever a prevalência do uso de serviços odontológicos no Brasil segundo as Unidades Federadas, sua relação com variáveis socioeconômicas e tipos de serviços, com base na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2019. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base populacional com dados da PNS 2019, que incluiu 88.531 participantes de 18 anos ou mais. Foram analisadas variáveis referentes ao uso de serviços de saúde bucal, segundo características sociodemográficas e comportamentais, por meio de análise multivariada, utilizando modelo regressão de Poisson com variância robusta. Resultados: A utilização de serviços odontológicos no ano anterior à entrevista foi maior entre os adultos (53,2%, intervalo de confiança — IC95% 52,5–53,9) do que entre os idosos (34,3%, IC95% 33,2–34,4). Na análise multivariada, o uso de serviços odontológicos foi maior em pessoas com maior nível educacional (razão de prevalência — RP=2,02, IC95% 1,87–2,18) e maior renda (RP=1,54, IC95% 1,45–1,64). Os estados das regiões Sudeste, Centro-Oeste e Sul apresentaram as maiores porcentagens de indivíduos que consultaram um dentista no último ano, entre 49,0 e 57,6% da população. Conclusão: Desigualdades no uso dos serviços de saúde bucal foram observadas na população adulta e idosa, com diferenças entre as regiões do país; foi identificado maior uso entre mulheres, indivíduos mais jovens, escolarizados e de maior renda, entre a população com melhores comportamentos relacionados à sua saúde, melhor percepção do seu estado de saúde, e aqueles que pagaram pelo último atendimento odontológico.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To describe the prevalence of use of dental services in Brazil according to states and the Federal District and its relationship with socioeconomic variables and types of services, based on the 2019 National Health Survey. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study using data from the 2019 National Health Survey, which included 88,531 participants aged 18 or older. We assessed variables related to the use of dental health services according to sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics through multivariate analysis, using a Poisson regression model with robust variance. Results: The use of dental services in the year prior to the interview was higher among adults (53.2%, confidence interval — 95%CI 52.5–53.9) than older adults (34.3%, 95%CI 33.2–34.4). The multivariate analysis revealed that the use of dental services was greater in people with better schooling (prevalence ratio — PR=2.02, 95%CI 1.87–2.18) and higher income (PR=1.54, 95%CI 1.45–1.64). States from the Southeast, Midwest, and South regions presented the highest percentages of individuals who visited a dentist in the previous year — between 49.0 and 57.6% of the population. Conclusion: Inequalities were found in the use of dental health services among the adult and older adult population, with regional differences; the use was higher among women, younger individuals, those with better schooling, higher income, healthier behaviors, better self-perceived oral health status, and who paid for their last dental treatment.