Health technology assessment as a tool to support decision-making in public and universal oral health care

Authors

  • Livia Probst State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba Dental School, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), School of Dentistry, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
  • Denise Cavalcante State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba Dental School, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Tazio Vanni Butantan Institute, Division of Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Erica Silva Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Fiocruz Brasília, Evidence Program for Health Policy and Technology, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
  • Antonio Carlos Pereira State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Social Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21115/JBES.v12.n1.p88-91

Keywords:

universal access to health services, oral health, Unified Health System, health economics

Abstract

Objective: To discuss the importance of health technology assessment (HTA) to allow oral health policies to be planned to meet the needs of prevention, promotion and recovery of patients’ health. Methods: It is an opinion article. Oral diseases can be a considerable economic burden for the individual and for society, leading to a global impact of US$ 544.41 billion in 2015. Results: Brazil has made great progress in terms of oral health care after the publication of the National Policy of Oral Health (PNSB). However, the current challenge is still great, especially with regard to the management of health technologies within the PNSB. Conclusion: The accomplishment of HTA to support decision-making on allocation of the financial resources used may prevent the Smiling Brazil program from becoming vulnerable to the waste of the scarce resources allocated to this are, which would result in low effectiveness, inefficiency and inequity of the health system.

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Published

2020-04-20

How to Cite

Probst, L., Cavalcante, D., Vanni, T., Silva, E., & Pereira, A. C. (2020). Health technology assessment as a tool to support decision-making in public and universal oral health care. Jornal Brasileiro De Economia Da Saúde, 12(1), 88–91. https://doi.org/10.21115/JBES.v12.n1.p88-91

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Artigos

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