Oral Health in Brazil - Part I: public oral health policies

• Main Authors: Simone Rennó Junqueira (Author), Cláudio Mendes Pannuti (Author), Sigmar de Mello Rode (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper reviews the historical development of public health policies in Brazil and the insertion of oral health in this context. Since 1988, Brazil established a Unified National Health System ("Sistema Único de Saúde" - SUS), which was conceived to assure access to health actions and...