Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of pediatricians and pediatric dentists in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Objective: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on outpatient production pediatricians and pediatric dentists in Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Methods: An ecological study was carried out with an analytical quantitative approach, using public domain data from Department Informatics SUS. The monthly number professionals who worked SUS, procedures each category projection residents zero to thirteen years old normalize it were retrieved. Data compared by pre-pandemic (2018-2020) (2020-2022) periods a significance level 5%. Results: There significant reduction performed SUS first second year when period (p <0.001 e 0.002, respectively). This represents median percentage -57.1% (CI95% -51.3%, -71.7%) -22.3% -0.55%, -31.5%) year. Regarding dentists, observed only between <0.001), representing -82.0% -73.4%, -93.6%). Moreover, significant, positive moderate correlation productivity both professional categories throughout investigated < 0.001, ρ = 0.744). Conclusion: negatively affected provision specialized medical dental care for children