Structure of oral health services offered in Primary Care in Brazil: regional differences

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to analyze the conditions of accessibility, structure and offer of dental services in Basic Health Units with the Oral Health Team and to compare them between the Brazilian geographic regions. The quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study used secondary data referring to Module I, V and VI of the External Evaluation of the 2nd Cycle of the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care (PMAQ-AB) (2013-2014). The descriptive analysis was performed by absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies, and there was a comparison between Brazilian regions using the chi-square test using the Z Test adjusted by the Bonferroni method (p