Table 1. Performance of each item provided in primary dental care: Total and categorized in groups of dental teams with the lowest, medium and highest scores; group’s frequency range; (a) discrimination parameter; and (b) reported difficulty level, Brazil, 2013–2014.
| Items | Frequency of accomplishment1,2 | Discrimination ability (a) | Level of difficulty (b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) | Lowest scores (%) | Medium scores (%) | Highest scores (%) | Groups’ range (%) | |||
| Preventive Procedures | |||||||
| Fluoride application | 98.6 | 96.7 | 99.4 | 99.9 | 3.2 | 1.475 | -3.615 |
| Supragingival scaling, root scraping/smoothing and coronal polishing | 96.9 | 91.5 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 8.4 | 1.779 | -2.668 |
| Appointment for the continuity of treatment | 91.9 | 84.6 | 93.1 | 98.0 | 13.4 | 0.706 | -3.716 |
| Restorative/Prosthetic Procedures | |||||||
| Deciduous tooth restoration | 98.6 | 95.8 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 2.652 | -2.679 |
| Composite filling | 97.8 | 94.3 | 99.4 | 99.8 | 5.5 | 1.611 | -3.083 |
| Amalgam filling | 89.3 | 79.6 | 91.9 | 96.4 | 16.8 | 0.768 | -3.050 |
| Scanning to identify people who need partial/total dentures | 52.5 | 36.8 | 51.0 | 69.7 | 32.9 | 0.605 | -0.177 |
| Crown/bridges cementation/recementation | 28.2 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 57.9 | 49.5 | 1.029 | 1.097 |
| Return visit to evaluate denture adjustment | 12.3 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 0.855 | 2.594 |
| Surgical Procedures | |||||||
| Deciduous tooth extraction | 98.5 | 95.7 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 4.3 | 2.268 | -2.827 |
| Permanent tooth extraction | 98.0 | 94.6 | 99.4 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 1.846 | -2.910 |
| Dry socket treatment | 90.2 | 73.0 | 97.7 | 99.9 | 26.9 | 1.742 | -1.817 |
| Drainage of oral abscesses | 87.8 | 69.4 | 94.7 | 99.5 | 30.1 | 1.332 | -1.902 |
| Suture of trauma injuries | 80.0 | 61.4 | 82.9 | 95.6 | 34.2 | 0.848 | -1.858 |
| Ulotomy | 65.8 | 33.8 | 68.9 | 94.7 | 60.9 | 1.237 | -0.683 |
| Lingual/labial frenectomy | 27.2 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 50.3 | 38.4 | 0.724 | 1.509 |
| Endodontic procedures | |||||||
| Access to dental pulp | 88.1 | 66.9 | 97.7 | 99.8 | 32.9 | 1.925 | -1.579 |
| Pulpotomy | 83.3 | 56.6 | 93.9 | 99.5 | 42.9 | 1.777 | -1.338 |
| Cancer Monitoring | |||||||
| Refer suspected/confirmed oral cancer cases | 80.0 | 63.2 | 82.6 | 94.4 | 31.2 | 0.756 | -2.044 |
| Record of suspected/confirmed oral cancer cases (with documents proving that) | 22.8 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 44.5 | 36.4 | 0.782 | 1.749 |
1 Dental procedures delivered at least once by the dental team;
2Lowest scores from -3.66 to -0.34; medium scores from -0.35 to 0.29; highest scores from 0.30 to 1.87.