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SILVA, Alexandre Policarpo da et al. Coverage of oral secondary health care in the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) in the light of the Decree 7.508/2011 and the GraduaCEO. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.2, pp. 65-73. ISSN 1679-5954.

The Brazilian oral health assistance model has undergone significant changes throughout history. Nowadays, the model is governed by Decree 7,508/2011, which brings in its essence regionalization as a way to improve public health services. To obtain resolutive care is necessary to provide services in different hierarchical levels of the system. With regard to oral health, the Center for Dental Specialties (Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas - CEO) is an important tool in the secondary health care level to provide comprehensive care. This study evaluate the geographical distribution of CEOs in the Rio Grande do Norte (RN) state, as well as its historical productivity data in order to assess the possibility of having resoluteness in the regionalization process of assistance and to relate the findings with the newest component of the National Oral Health Policy, the GraduaCEO. There was an increase in the number of CEOs and dental procedures in secondary care in the RN state. The data collected show CEOs in all RN regions, with an average of municipal coverage of 12.6%, ranging from 8% to 80% by region. These data indicate the need to review the planning of actions and oral health services network, taking into account the possibility of implementation of GraduaCEO.

Palavras-chave : Secondary Health Care.; Dental Health.; Regionalization..