Evaluating Psychometric Properties of an Instrument Addressing Comprehensiveness of Care Among Dentists.

This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument to assess comprehensiveness of care from dentists using a combination of classical test theory and item response theory. A 46-item instrument was developed and tested by a panel of experts, followed by a pilot test and administration to 187 primary care dentists in a large Brazilian city. The 46 items were evaluated using the following criteria: acceptability, internal consistency, temporal stability, inter-item correlation, and tetrachoric correlation.

Perception of 'comprehensiveness of care': a qualitative study amongst dentists in the Brazilian Health System.

Comprehensiveness relates both to the scope of services offered and to a holistic clinical approach. The aim of this study was to identify the perception of Brazilian dentists regarding key concepts of comprehensiveness and its importance in primary health care oral health services performed in the public sector. Focus groups were conducted to explore three main concepts, 'patient welcoming', 'bonding' and 'quality of care', as well as their aspects.

[The inclusion of the oral health team in the Brazilian Family Health Strategy: barriers, advances and challenges].

This scope of this article is to discuss the inclusion of oral health in the Brazilian Family Health Strategy in municipalities of a micro-region of southeastern Brazil, from the standpoint of human resources. Questionnaires were distributed to members of the oral health service: dentists, assistants and managers. The instrument included three dimensions: how and why they adopted the new model; how the service is being reorganized; and what advances were perceived by professionals.