Piuvezam, GrasielaAraújo, Isabela Dantas Torres de2016-10-062021-09-272016-10-062021-09-272015-12-04ARAÚJO, Isabela Dantas Torres de. Avaliação da atenção à saúde bucal da pessoa idosa na perspectiva da gestão e da atenção primária. 2015. Monografia (Graduação) - Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2015.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/39201Evaluate the actions developed in oral health directed to the institutionalized elderly population from the perspective of municipal health managers and oral health professionals in primary care in Brazil. Study of qualitative, observational and analytical nature carried out in the biennium 2008-2010 developed in 11 municipalities. It were used semi-structured interviews and analysis by ALCESTE software. The participants were 48 subjects. The analysis resulted in a 64% success rate of the corpus of health managers and 77% for oral health professionals. Through the subjects' discourse, it was built a cause and effect diagram (Ishikawa) to identify the quality problem. It was verified a lack of implementation of public policies directed to the elderly and to the local reality of the municipalities, lack of incentives and training to assist this group. It is necessary to invest in focused attention on elderly patient resident in homes for the aged.openAccessSaúde bucalInstituição de longa permanência para idososPolíticas públicas de saúdeGestão em saúdeAtenção primária à saúdebachelorThesis