Area-level social development and indicators of public dental services in Southern Brazil

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to test associations between a municipal social development indicator and indicators of public dental services; examine differences in the achievement of public dental services goals between fluoridated and nonfluoridated municipalities; and, quantify contribution of a municipal social development indicator in estimated mean differences in the public dental services indicators between fluoridated and nonfluoridated municipalities. Methods: A secondary analysis of data from 293 municipal dental health services records from Southern Brazil between 2010 and 2015 was conducted. Multivariable log-binomial regression models were fitted to test the associations between ..