Access to oral health services in the Xukuru do Ororubá Indigenous Territory (2017-2018): analysis of performance indicators.

Abstract

This ecological study conducted with secondary data extracted from the Indigenous Health Care Information System (SIASI) analyzed the access to oral health services provided to Xukuru do Ororubá Indigenous peoples from 2017 to 2018. The units of analysis were the Indigenous villages. The services delivered by the oral health teams working in the context were analyzed, verifying access and performance indicators and their parameters. The socioeconomic and demographic conditions, the provision of services, and the spatial components of the territory were characterized. The correlation coefficients between indicators were estimated. The results showed a growing coverage of first dental appointments, the mean number of procedures per capita, the percentage of tooth extractions, the coverage of supervised tooth brushing, and a decrease in the rate of completed treatments. There were better access opportunities for the Xukuru do Ororubá Indigenous people in the period analyzed. However, there is a persistent need to strengthen the continuity of services to complete treatments. The study points to the need for indicators suitable for the context of Indigenous health and the potential of the SIASI for oral health surveillance.