Dental care for early childhood in Brazil: from the public policy to evidence.

Gustavo Essvein Alexandre Baumgarten Rafaela Soares Rech Juliana Balbinot Hilgert Matheus Neves

Published in: Revista de saude publica (2019)

One fifth of health units in Brazil do not provide dental care for children in early childhood. Health units' well-structured organization and planning protocols are associated with the provision of this service, as well as better employment relationship and graduate activities for dental surgeons.

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