There is little information about health professionals’ behavior regarding oral
health care during pregnancy. We evaluated attitudes of obstetricians/gynecologists,
nurses, and dentists working at a public community service towards pregnant women’s oral
health. Health professionals responded to a self-applied questionnaire. Cluster analysis
identified two clusters of respondents; Chi-square, Student’s t test, and logistic regression
were used to compare the two clusters in terms of the independent variables. Respondents
were categorized into cluster 1 ‘less favorable’ (n = 159) and cluster 2 ‘more favorable’
(n = 124) attitudes. Professionals that had attended a residency or specialization program
(OR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.15–3.77, p = 0.016) and worked exclusively at the public service