Oral health guidelines in the primary care policies of five selected countries: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral conditions remain a major health problem worldwide. Primary Health Care (PHC) has been recognized as a strategy to construct integrated health systems in order to produce the best health outcomes and reduce inequities through its attributes. Nevertheless, oral health integration in PHC remains unclear due to a lack of systematic knowledge.

Aim

To summarize oral health guidelines focused on the comprehensiveness component of PHC in the health system and on the intersectoral component of health promotion and disease prevention actions in five selected countries.

Methods

An integrative review of scientific and grey literature was led. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Brazil were selected. Content analysis was performed based on the compr

SUBMITTER: de Lara JVI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10297506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature