Análise da clientela que consultou em 1973 na faculdade de odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e que deixou de reconsultar em 1974[Title in english no available]

Abstract

Three hundred fifteen patients who searched dental treatment at UFRGS dental clinics in 1973 and who did not return in 1974 were interviewed and the main reasons given were recorded. Relevant factors were analysed, such as: personal data, socio-economic status, factors that have influenced the utilization of clinical services at the University, and attitudes regarding the treatment received and future treatment at the University. Various associations of these factors and their combinations were also analyzed. The main reasons given by the patients for not returning were: they didn't have time, they needed no treatment and they went to another dentist.