Macêdo, Giulian Lennon deLucena, Eudes Euler de SouzaLopes, Ingrid Karem RangelBatista, Laísa Thaíse de Oliveira2021-03-112021-03-112018MACÊDO, Giulian Lennon de; LUCENA, Eudes Euler de Souza; LOPES, Ingrid Karem Rangel; BATISTA, Laísa Thaíse de Oliveira. Acesso ao atendimento odontológico dos pacientes especiais: a percepção decirurgiões-dentistas da atenção básica. Revista Ciência Plural, Natal, v. 4, n. 1, p. 67-80, 2018. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/rcp/issue/view/775. Acesso em: 20 jul. 2020.2446-7286 (0nline)https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31805Introduction: Patients with Special Needs require a dental care different from the conventional one due to some limitations inherent in their condition and sometimes due to lack of professional management. When the search is for the oral health services, the difficulty is even greater of access for this group of patients. This is a problem that we often encounter in the primary care of family health, which make up primary care in the Unified Health System. Objective: To verify the perception of Primary Care dentists regarding the access and resolubility of oral health services offered to these patients in the municipality of Currais NovosRN. Metodology: A cross-sectional study of a quantitative nature, with data collection performed between October and December 2017, among of Primary Care dentists of the mentioned municipality from a semistructured questionnaire. The variables of the questionnaire comprised socio-demographic data, data on the care offered to this type of patient, as well as general aspects about the training and perception of the attention offered by the dentists to this clientele. Results: Of the 15 interviewed dentists, all of them reported attending patients with special needs, 13 performed a clinical examination and possible treatment, 8 had some contact with these patients since graduation and 12 approved the access, reception and dental care offered to these patients by the municipal public health service. Conclusion: According to the professionals interviewed, these patients have access to dental services in Currais Novos-RN, either for a clinical examination or guidance, as well as for other procedures. If for some reason they can not attend basic care, they refer to the Center of Dental Specialties, which has specialists, which consolidate the resolubility of casesAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/br/Acesso aos Serviços de SaúdePessoas com DeficiênciaAssistência OdontológicaSaúde BucalAccess to Health ServicesDisabled peopleDental careOral Healtharticle