Patients’ Perceptions of Endodontic Treatment as Part of Public Health Services: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Theme 1: Access to Service
“(…) in reality, they were slow to call because the demand is too great; only one center meets the demand of all units of the city, and demand is very high.”“(…) if possible, referring patients to this location for basic care may increase the number of professionals in the field and perhaps (…) accelerate the service received at the DSC.”
3.2. Theme 2: Quality of Service
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
DSC | Dental Specialty Centers (in Portuguese, Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas) |
NiTi | Nickel-Titanium |
SUS | Unified National Health System (in Portuguese, Sistema Único de Saúde) |
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Which tooth was treated at the DSC? |
How many times did you come to the DSC to treat this tooth? What was done during each session? |
What is your opinion of the treatment you received? |
Approximately how long did you wait for endodontic treatment? |
If you would recommend the endodontic treatment performed at this DSC to any person, who would you tell, and what specifically would you recommend about this treatment? |
Did you finish the endodontic treatment of this tooth? Is the tooth completely treated (endodontic treatment and restoration of the tooth)? |
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Melgaço-Costa, J.L. B.; Martins, R.C.; Ferreira, E.F.; Sobrinho, A.P.R. Patients’ Perceptions of Endodontic Treatment as Part of Public Health Services: A Qualitative Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050450
Melgaço-Costa JLB, Martins RC, Ferreira EF, Sobrinho APR. Patients’ Perceptions of Endodontic Treatment as Part of Public Health Services: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(5):450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050450
Chicago/Turabian StyleMelgaço-Costa, José Leonardo Barbosa, Renata Castro Martins, Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira, and Antônio Paulino Ribeiro Sobrinho. 2016. "Patients’ Perceptions of Endodontic Treatment as Part of Public Health Services: A Qualitative Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 5: 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050450