Methodological proposal to evaluate a stomatological service

Authors

  • Jorge A. Conde Martínez Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí"
  • Lázara Alfonso Berrio Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí"

Keywords:

COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE, HEALTH CARE EVALUATION MECHANISMS, NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

Abstract

The application of a methodological proposal to evaluate a dental service by the tracer method, considering dental caries as a disease to measure the quality of these services by expert citerion is described. The review of 102 medical histories of patients that were attended at the service due to dental caries, the operational indicators of the National Stomatology Program and the results of the self-applied surveys of the 19 dental service providers, as well as of 40 patients that were interviewed when they went to the dental clinic for presenting dental caries on August 7 through 18, 2000. Each of these aspects was given 25 points, for a total of 100. It was concluded that the selected disease proved to be useful to evaluate the objective service of the investigation. The final score was 73 points, attaining a fair category according to Link's scale. 20, 19, 18 and 16 points were obtained in the aspects evaluated in the above-mentioned order.

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Published

2002-02-02

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Conde Martínez JA, Alfonso Berrio L. Methodological proposal to evaluate a stomatological service. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2002 Feb. 2 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];39(1):37-45. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2342

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2002): JAN- APR

Section

Review Article

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