Explicit Guarantees in Dental Health of Pregnant Women and Public Health by Regions and the 2010-2019 Period in Chile

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https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.2.617.6

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Pregnant women, Dental care, Stomatognathic diseases

Abstract

Objective. Estimate the rate of use of the Explicit Dental Health Guarantees (GES) of the pregnant woman between the years 2010 to 2019 in the regions of Chile. Patients and methods. Design: Descriptive, observational. Participants: Pregnant women, cared for in the public system. The total of: dental pregnant women (1,854,621), pregnant women admitted to the GES (1,445,903) and pregnant women with full discharge (1,257,775) belonging to each of the regions and years analyzed (2010-2019) were studied. Measurements: estimation of dental GES use rates, evolution of rates over time using time series (regressions). Results. The means of the use of the GES and the effectiveness of the care by the GES was less than the optimal value (100%). Both rates differ from the target value of the health authority. The value of usage fees vary by year and region. The shape of the curves was predominantly non-linear. Conclusions. The use and effectiveness of the dental GES in Chilean pregnant women is not in correspondence with the objectives of the Ministry of Public Health. New studies are required to explain the causes of these results.

Author Biographies

Italia Soto Villela , Universidad Andres Bello. Chile.

Cirujano-Dentista. Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Andres Bello. Chile.
sotov01@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3675-5603

Belén Dehnhardt Canela , Universidad Andres Bello. Chile.

Cirujano-Dentista. Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Andres Bello. Chile.
bdehnhardtcanela@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-7629

Alfredo Silva Oliva, Universidad Andres Bello. Chile

Cirujano-Dentista. Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Andres Bello. Chile. 
alfredo.silva@unab.cl. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-1898.

David Antonio San-Martín-Roldán , Universidad Diego Portales, Chile

Obstetra. Escuela de Obstetricia y Puericultura. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Valparaíso. Chile.
david.sanmartin@udp.cl. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-8823.

Aracelis Calzadilla Núñez , Universidad Bernardo OHiggins. Santiago. Chile

Médico Psiquiatra. Universidad Bernardo OHiggins. Santiago. Chile. Departamento de Psiquiatría. Hospital Félix Bulnes. Santiago. Chile.
araceliscalza@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-2563

Víctor Patricio Díaz-Narváez, Universidad Andres Bello. Santiago. Chile

Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas. Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Andres Bello. Chile
victor.diaz@unab.cl. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-0415

 

Published

2022-08-23

How to Cite

Soto Villela , I., Dehnhardt Canela , B. ., Silva Oliva, A. ., San-Martín-Roldán , D. A., Calzadilla Núñez , A. ., & Díaz-Narváez, V. P. (2022). Explicit Guarantees in Dental Health of Pregnant Women and Public Health by Regions and the 2010-2019 Period in Chile. Salud Uninorte, 38(2), 505–528. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.2.617.6

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