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Public Dental Coverage in Chile: ¿how are we doing it?

Objectives: Determine the coverage of current dental programs implemented in the public health system, in Chile
Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out based on the exhaustive review of the dental current programs implemented in the public health system during 2018. The sources were secondary data, requested through the state transparency law, requiring by each program, the target populations, goals scheduled for the year and the actions or discharges found in the monthly statistical registers (REMs), JUNAEB statistical information, populations assigned by FONASA and CENSUS data 2017. Percentages were calculated for the estimation and analysis of coverage, based on the comparison of the actions or discharges carried out in each program, with the total population that could be accessed and with its proposed goal for year.
Results: A total of 21 dental programs were identified, of which 43.5% are aimed at the population under 20 years of age. The total average coverage of the defined target populations (expected coverage) was 42.3%. The highest coverage was found in programs focused on children and adolescents population, with a percentage higher than 70% of the defined goals.
Conclusions: The public health system carries out dental programs focused mainly on the population under 20 years of age. Altogether, these reach approximately 50% of the expected coverage, with children's programs achieving the greatest fulfillment of their goals. These coverages constitute an important improvement gap for the public health system.

2020 Chilean Division Meeting (Virtual)

2020

Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research
  • López Alarcón, Camilo  ( Universidad de Chile , Talcahuano , Chile )
  • Pizarro Diaz, Vladimir  ( Universidad de Chile , Talcahuano , Chile )
  • Werlinger Cruces, Fabiola  ( Universidad de Chile , Talcahuano , Chile )
  • Ninguno
    Oral Session
    Oral Session 1