¿Quién utiliza el Programa de Atención Dental Infantil (PADI)?Patrón de utilización del servicio en Navarra

Abstract

Grounds: the scheme attendance study complements the information on annual coverage. The objective is to analyse the pattern of use of the PADI scheme in Navarre. Material and methods: a study was made of 862 schoolchildren born between 1992 and 1995 from the Navarra-2007 oral health survey. lnformation was obtained from each child with regard to his/her attendance of the PADI during the years in which he/she had a right to do so. The responses were coded as: "Did attend" "Did not attend" "No right to attend". The records were taken from the Osasunbidea / Navarre Health Service PADI Management Unit database. The statistical analysis included a single and multivariate analysis using SPSS-Windows V.15.0.1 Results: For each age, the mean use is 70-75%. Whilst 93.3% have used PADI sometime in their lives, 38.2% have used it every year. Younger children use it more than older children (p> 0.05). There are no gender, residence or socio-economic status (SES) differences. lmmigrant attendance is significantly lower than that of the native inhabitants (p<0.001). Conclusion: the PADI has a high level of use, although this progressively decreases with age. lmmigrants use the dental service less than native inhabitants. The SES or rural environment are not obstacles to access.