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July 15, 2026BMC Oral HealthOpen Access

Oral health services use among adults in Brazil: inequities and the role of SUS in mitigating them (SB Brasil 2023)

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IDIêda Lenzi DurãoACAndré Walace Nery da CostaMVMaurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos

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Overview

National cross-sectional study identifies factors influencing dental service use in Brazil, highlighting health inequities.

Key Points

  • This study aims to identify factors associated with the use of public and private dental services among Brazilian urban adults, particularly in the presence of social inequities.
  • Conducted a national cross-sectional study based on the SB Brasil 2023 survey with 9,019 adults aged 35–44 years.
  • Employed multinomial logistic regression to examine use versus non-use of public and private dental services.
  • Used binomial logistic regression to analyze private versus public dental service use among users.
  • Approximately one-third of adults did not use dental services in the last two years.
  • Higher education and dental insurance were strong predictors for using private dental services.
  • Socioeconomic inequalities significantly influenced dental service use, but SUS improved access for vulnerable populations.

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Durão et al. (2026) studied this question.

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