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Medicentro Electrónica
versión On-line ISSN 1029-3043
Resumen
ZURBANO COBAS, Anabel et al. de 0 a 19 añosPreventive and curative actions in the care of a population aged0 to 19 years. Medicentro Electrónica [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.3, pp. 382-398. Epub 01-Jul-2021. ISSN 1029-3043.
Introduction:
oral health is an integral part of general health; its deficiency has important repercussions, with harmful consequences, on the growth and development of children and adolescents. Its evaluation constitutes an important decision-making tool in order to aspire to an excellent service.
Objective:
to evaluate the fulfillment of the preventive and curative actions programmed for the care of the population aged 0 to 19 years at "René Fraga" School.
Methods:
a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the Dentistry Faculty from the University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara, between October 2018 and April 2019; 473 medical records of students enrolled at "René Fraga" School were reviewed, which constituted the study population.
Results:
health planning and promotion actions were completed; the preventive and curative actions were the most unfavorable, which provided a final result of moderately fulfilled the evaluated actions.
Conclusions:
the initial planning and promotion actions reached the highest category and awarded the highest number of points to the evaluation; the preventive and curative actions developed in the analyzed program were insufficient, which gave to the general evaluation a qualification of moderately complete.
Palabras clave : oral health; adolescent; evaluation of results of preventive actions.