Gestão da aquisição e do controle de estoque de materiais: o caso da Faculdade de Odontologia de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior

Abstract

Inventory management plays a strategic role within healthcare organizations. In institutions of dental education, health supplies are costly yet essential resources for supporting teaching, research, and outreach activities. The primary objective of this study was to propose measures to improve the planning and control of consumable material inventory in clinical practice at the Faculdade de Odontologia da UFJF. This research adopts a descriptive approach with a qualitative and applied methodology. Institutional documents and interviews with staff engaged in the planning and inventory control processes of the Unit were employed. The findings indicated that the primary challenges in management encompass the lack of material standardization, the absence of a classification system for materials, uncertainty regarding demand, failure to implement restocking parameters, lack of inventory management software, insufficient training, and a perceived lack of visibility of the storeroom. As a contribution, the study provides suggestions to optimize the current inventory management policy