Table 2.
Frequency of the categorical independent variables related to dentists' profile and work management of PHC dental teams, Brazil, and according to each Brazilian Geographical Region, 2013-2014.
| Dentists profile and management items | Brazil (%) N = 18,114 | North (%) N = 1,263 | Northeast (%) N = 7,700 | Centre-west (%) N = 1,572 | Southeast (%) N = 5,027 | South (%) N = 2,552 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists' profile | ||||||
| Graduate studies | 52.8 | 43.9 | 48.3 | 52.2 | 57.4 | 62.4 |
| Master's degree and/or doctoral studies | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Tutor undergraduate students | 9.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
| Hiring by public tender test∗ | 50.0 | 42.8 | 41.6 | 57.7 | 46.9 | 79.8 |
| Civil servant | 44.1 | 40.9 | 40.1 | 55.7 | 37.7 | 63.4 |
| Local government direct contract | 82.1 | 90.4 | 86.4 | 79.4 | 72.3 | 85.9 |
| Two years or less in this dental team | 57.3 | 62.3 | 61.0 | 48.9 | 53.2 | 56.7 |
| Career plan | 20.1 | 21.4 | 11.8 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 39.7 |
| Career plan with progression for time of service | 16.5 | 16.8 | 9.1 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 34.8 |
| Career plan with progression for professional performance | 10.5 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 21.8 |
| Career plan with progression for titles and professional improvement | 15.7 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 15.0 | 32.2 |
| Gain of financial incentive for good performance | 22.9 | 15.9 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 26.1 |
| Work management | ||||||
| PHC unit a trainee field for undergraduate students | 16.2 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 19.3 |
| Documents proving the monthly planning and scheduling of activities | 51.0 | 41.2 | 52.4 | 44.9 | 52.0 | 53.2 |
| Monitoring and analysis of population's oral health indicators | 66.4 | 53.4 | 67.8 | 55.9 | 71.6 | 64.8 |
| Dental team receive support to plan and organise the labour process | 79.0 | 67.1 | 80.2 | 71.7 | 83.0 | 77.7 |
| Dental team have access to data to analyse population's oral health status | 73.4 | 58.9 | 75.1 | 64.0 | 77.4 | 73.6 |
| Documents proving self-evaluation in the past six months | 55.9 | 29.0 | 60.4 | 40.5 | 62.4 | 52.3 |
| Dental team take part in the PHC team meetings | 66.3 | 57.2 | 68.0 | 66.2 | 63.3 | 72.1 |
| Flexible dental appointment list (schedule and walk in patients) | 90.0 | 84.7 | 89.0 | 88.0 | 92.4 | 92.4 |
| Scheduling of dental appointments at any day and time | 47.6 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 54.8 | 63.1 | 53.1 |
| Referral for secondary care | 75.0 | 59.0 | 71.8 | 63.5 | 83.3 | 83.7 |
∗Being approved in a public test that guarantee job stability.