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TINOS, Adriana Maria Fuzer Grael; SALES-PERES, Sílvia Helena de Carvalho  e  RODRIGUES, Luciane Cristine Ribeiro. Access of elderly people to oral health services: a review. RFO UPF [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.3, pp. 351-360. ISSN 1413-4012.

Demographic transition in Brazil has implied in a substantial change in the design of the age pyramid, resulting from the increased life expectancy, since health services should be prepared to absorb this new demand. Regarding oral health of the Brazilian elderly population, its condition, as well as in several countries, is precarious. Objective: this study aimed to identify, through a literature review, the factors interfering in the access of elderly people to oral health services. Materials and method: the research was conducted on BVS, LILACS, SciELO, and BBO databases using the keywords: access to health services; oral health; elderly. The inclusion criteria for the selection of articles included the presence of the full text in databases, publications that presented the term elderly as subject threshold, and articles published between 2001 and 2012. Results: the access of the elderly to oral health services does not occur in a regular manner. Low educational level, low income, edentulism, low supply of public dental services, lack of information about oral health, and residing in rural areas may have a negative impact on the access of the elderly to oral health services. Final considerations: limitations related to the socioeconomics aspects represent the main barrier to the access of the elderly to oral health services.

Palavras-chave : Health services access; Dental care for the elderly; Health inequalities; Elderly; Oral health.

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