Reabilitação oral de paciente em serviço de assistência domiciliar: relato de caso

Abstract

The programs that aim at home care came with the intention of de-hospitalizing patients with chronic diseases offering them the opportunity to be treated in their residences besides making the hospital beds available. The Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia has the Home Care Service, through which multiprofessional teams work together to provide the best care at home. The Faculty of Dentistry of this University integrates with the program and counts on the involvement of teachers, residents and students of the course to provide treatments in the areas of preventive, curative and rehabilitation. This study aims to rehabilitate a patient in a home environment. A case report is presented, showing that the patient with Chagas' disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dependent on oxygen therapy, was unable to attend consultations at the Odontological Hospital. The existence of the program enabled an effective and complete oral rehabilitation in the home environment.