Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study

ABSTRACT Objective: This study compared the productivity of prison oral health teams during the COVID-19 crisis (2020–2022) with the previous three-year period (2017–2019) to identify the number and type of dental procedures performed. Methods: We employed an ecological and retrospective study usi...

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Main Authors: Artur Freitas Riccioppo, Naessa Santos Borges Zure, Lucas Gonçalves de Sousa, Pedro Henrique Mota Rodrigues, Thallys Rodrigues Félix, Álex Moreira Herval
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Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2025-08-01
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author Artur Freitas Riccioppo
Naessa Santos Borges Zure
Lucas Gonçalves de Sousa
Pedro Henrique Mota Rodrigues
Thallys Rodrigues Félix
Álex Moreira Herval
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Naessa Santos Borges Zure
Lucas Gonçalves de Sousa
Pedro Henrique Mota Rodrigues
Thallys Rodrigues Félix
Álex Moreira Herval
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description ABSTRACT Objective: This study compared the productivity of prison oral health teams during the COVID-19 crisis (2020–2022) with the previous three-year period (2017–2019) to identify the number and type of dental procedures performed. Methods: We employed an ecological and retrospective study using Primary Care Health Information System data. We analyzed data from all municipalities that reported the productivity of Prison Primary Care Teams from 2017 to 2022, totaling 418 municipalities distributed across all five Brazilian regions. Data pertaining to 15 oral health procedures were collected and subsequently grouped into five categories: preventive, urgent, extraction, periodontics, and restorative. The data revealed a non-normal distribution and were evaluated using the Wilcoxon test. Results: The findings revealed inequality between regions, with the productivity of several municipalities being close to or equal to zero. Although the number of restorative procedures reduced in both periods (2017-2019 and 2020-2022), it was not statistically significant. However, statistically significant increases were observed, with the exception of restorative and periodontal procedures. Urgent and extraction procedures prevailed over restorative and periodontal treatments. Conclusion: Access to Brazilian oral health procedures for inmates is low and remained unaffected by the pandemic, maintaining similar characteristics with increased productivity during that period.
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spelling doaj-art-55e1a6fad95945a0bb767973dbf6de722025-08-20T03:41:46ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852025-08-012310.31744/einstein_journal/2025ao1476Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological studyArtur Freitas Riccioppohttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-0635-7864Naessa Santos Borges Zurehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-7133Lucas Gonçalves de Sousahttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-1288-4383Pedro Henrique Mota Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-1993-7727Thallys Rodrigues Félixhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-4428Álex Moreira Hervalhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-2616ABSTRACT Objective: This study compared the productivity of prison oral health teams during the COVID-19 crisis (2020–2022) with the previous three-year period (2017–2019) to identify the number and type of dental procedures performed. Methods: We employed an ecological and retrospective study using Primary Care Health Information System data. We analyzed data from all municipalities that reported the productivity of Prison Primary Care Teams from 2017 to 2022, totaling 418 municipalities distributed across all five Brazilian regions. Data pertaining to 15 oral health procedures were collected and subsequently grouped into five categories: preventive, urgent, extraction, periodontics, and restorative. The data revealed a non-normal distribution and were evaluated using the Wilcoxon test. Results: The findings revealed inequality between regions, with the productivity of several municipalities being close to or equal to zero. Although the number of restorative procedures reduced in both periods (2017-2019 and 2020-2022), it was not statistically significant. However, statistically significant increases were observed, with the exception of restorative and periodontal procedures. Urgent and extraction procedures prevailed over restorative and periodontal treatments. Conclusion: Access to Brazilian oral health procedures for inmates is low and remained unaffected by the pandemic, maintaining similar characteristics with increased productivity during that period.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082025000100241&lng=en&tlng=enOral healthPrisonersDentistryHealth services
spellingShingle Artur Freitas Riccioppo
Naessa Santos Borges Zure
Lucas Gonçalves de Sousa
Pedro Henrique Mota Rodrigues
Thallys Rodrigues Félix
Álex Moreira Herval
Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
Einstein (São Paulo)
Oral health
Prisoners
Dentistry
Health services
title Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
title_full Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
title_fullStr Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
title_short Analysis of oral health productivity in the Brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022: a retrospective ecological study
title_sort analysis of oral health productivity in the brazilian prison system from 2017 to 2022 a retrospective ecological study
topic Oral health
Prisoners
Dentistry
Health services
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082025000100241&lng=en&tlng=en
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