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Table 3 Descriptive analysis of contextual variables (Oral Health Teams) n = 22,475 Teams, Brazil 2017

From: Indicators for dental appointment scheduling in primary health care: a national cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

Frequency at which the OHT team attends to users outside the coverage area

Everyday

10,971 (48.8%)

Some days of the week

9884 (44.0%)

Never

1620 (7.2%)

The OHT has a territory map

Yes

18,835 (83.8%)

No

3640 (16.2%)

The OHT plans their actions

Yes

15,111 (67.2%)

No

7364 (32.8%)

The OHT participates in joint meetings with the FHTs

Yes

17,957 (79.9%)

No

4518 (20.1%)

The OHT investigates the epidemiological profile of the territory population

Yes

12,436 (55.3%)

No

10,039 (44.7%)

The OHT discusses cases and therapeutic projects

Yes

10,710 (47.7%)

No

11,765 (52.3%)

The OHT performs the self-assessment process

Yes

18,175 (80.9%)

No

4300 (19.1%)

Self-assessment instrument used

Printed AMAQ

11,277 (50.2%)

Electronic AMAQ

6045 (26.9%)

AMQ

105 (0.5%)

Municipality Instrument

396 (1.8%)

State Instrument

73 (0.3%)

Other instruments

279 (1.2%)

Not applicable

4300 (19.1%)

The clinical dental file is integrated with the user’s medical record

Yes

17,277 (76.9%)

No

5198 (23.1%)

The OHT performs actions articulated with other social facilities in the territory

Yes

20,570 (91.5%)

No

1905 (8.5%)

The OHT performs scheduled service

Yes

22,036 (98.0%)

No

439 (2.0%)

The OHT performs spontaneous search service

Yes

22,040 (98.1%)

No

435 (1.9%)

The OHT performs user embracement jointly with the FHT

Yes

18,674 (83.1%)

No

3714 (16.5%)

Not applicable

87 (0.4%)

Main type of scheduling the 1st dental appointment

At the BHU reception

6585 (29.3%)

At the dental office

11,661 (51.9%)

Through CHAs

3868 (17.2%)

Another type

361 (1.6%)

Variable

Mean (standard deviation)

Median (minimum and maximum value)

Number of assisted OHTs

1.22 (0.67)

1.0 (1.0; 9.0)