FONTE, Diene Carvalho Belo da et al. STANDARDS OF BIOPSIES AND RECORDS OF HISTOPATHOLOGIC TEST REQUESTS SENT TO THE UFPE ORAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) []. 2015, 14, 1, pp. 575-578. ISSN 1677-3888.

The aim of this study was to perform qualitative and quantitative survey of the records of requests sent to the histopathology laboratory of oral histopathology UFPE, from October 2011 until August 2013, with the purpose of knowing the origin of the demands and situate the role of the service within the unified health system (SUS). Most clinical records were sent to the service within the standard set by the rules put in literature. However, little demand centers of dental specialties (CEO) and units of family (USF) health to the laboratory was observed, indicating that inclusion policies diagnostic services available for sus network is of critical importance to ensure comprehensive care.

: Biopsies; Histopathology; Pathology..