Satisfacción en la atención odontológica especializada en pacientes militares durante la COVID-19

RESUMEN Introducción: La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha generado una transformación de la prestación de los servicios de salud a nivel mundial; los servicios odontológicos no han sido ajenos a esta. Conocer si las necesidades del paciente están satisfechas, es importante porque permitirá mejorar la calidad de atención. Objetivo: Determinar la satisfacción en los pacientes militares que recibieron atención odontológica especializada en el contexto de la pandemia de la COVID-19. Métodos: El estudio fue transversal, la muestra fue de 394 pacientes militares que recibieron atención estomatológica especializada en el Departamento de Estomatología del Hospital Militar Central, durante los meses de agosto a octubre del año 2021. Se aplicó el Cuestionario SERVQUAL modificado y se realizó análisis descriptivo y bivariado (ji cuadrado). Resultados: La satisfacción global de los pacientes militares fue de 82,49 %. De las dimensiones evaluadas, las que obtuvieron mayor satisfacción fueron la empatía (84,77 %), seguida de la seguridad (84,01 %), la fiabilidad (73,60 %), capacidad de respuesta (64,97 %) y elementos tangibles (44,67 %). Conclusiones: El nivel de satisfacción total corresponde a nivel de satisfacción "aceptable"; la dimensión de empatía presentó mayor satisfacción. Además, se estableció la asociación entre la satisfacción total y las variables sexo, edad, nivel de instrucción, unidad de referencia, grado militar, situación laboral y servicio de atención.

ABSTRACT Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a transformation in the provision of health services worldwide, dental services have not been oblivious to this, knowing if the patient's needs are met is important because it will improve quality of patient care. Objective: To determine satisfaction in military patients who received specialized dental care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study was cross-sectional, the sample was 394 military patients who received specialized dental care in the Stomatology Department of the Central Military Hospital during the months of August to October 2021, the modified SERVQUAL Questionnaire was applied and a descriptive analysis was performed and bivariate (chi squared). Results: The overall satisfaction of the military patients was 82,49 %, of the dimensions evaluated, the one that obtained the greatest satisfaction was empathy (84,77 %), followed by safety (84,01 %), reliability (73,60 %), responsiveness (64,97 %) and tangible elements (44,67 %). Conclusions: The level of total satisfaction corresponds to the "acceptable" level of satisfaction, the empathy dimension being the one that presented the greatest satisfaction, in addition, the significant association between total satisfaction and the variables sex, age, level of instruction, unit of study was established reference, military rank, employment status and customer service.

Condição de saúde bucal e utilização de serviços odontológicos entre idosos em área rural no sul do Brasil / Oral health condition and the use of dental services among the older adults living in the rural area in the south of Brazil

Resumo Este artigo objetiva avaliar a saúde bucal, a utilização de serviços odontológicos e os fatores associados entre indivíduos com 60 anos, ou mais, residentes em área rural. Estudo transversal, de base populacional, realizado na zona rural de um município de porte médio do extremo sul do Brasil. O desfecho foi ter utilizado serviços odontológicos nos 12 meses anteriores à data da entrevista. A análise abrangeu descrição da amostra, prevalência da utilização de serviços odontológicos para cada categoria das variáveis independentes e análise multivariada através da Regressão de Poisson. Foram entrevistados 1.030 idosos, sendo 49,9% edêntulos totais e tendo 13,9% consultado com dentista no último ano. A probabilidade de consultar foi maior em idosos do sexo feminino, com companheiros(as), com maior escolaridade, pertencentes aos melhores níveis econômicos e que referiram ter algum problema de saúde bucal. Por sua vez, idosos que relataram ser ex-fumantes ou fumantes consultaram menos. Planejamentos em saúde devem ser reorganizados com o intuito de priorizar grupos populacionais com maiores dificuldades na utilização dos serviços odontológicos.

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the oral health, the use of dental services and associated factors among individuals aged 60 years, or more, living in the rural area. Method: This is a population-based, cross-sectional study carried out in the rural area of a medium-sized municipality in the extreme south of Brazil. The outcome was to have used dental services in the 12 months before the date of the interview. The analysis included a description of the sample, prevalence of the use of dental services for each category of independent variables and multivariate analysis through Poisson Regression. Results: In total, 1,030 older adults were interviewed, of which 49.9% were totally edentulous patients, and 13.9% had dental visits in the last year. The probability of visits was higher in females, with a partner, higher schooling, of the highest economic levels and that reported some oral health problem. On the other hand, elderly who reported being former smokers or were current smokers had fewer visits. Conclusions: Health planning should be reorganized to prioritize population groups with more significant difficulties in the use of dental services.

HÁBITOS DE HIGIENE BUCAL, CONDIÇÕES DE SAÚDE BUCAL E ACESSO A SERVIÇOS ODONTOLÓGICOS DE ESCOLARES EM BOZANO, RIO GRANDE DO SUL / ORAL HYGIENE HABITS, ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BOZANO, ESTATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever hábitos de higiene bucal, condições de saúde bucal e acesso a serviços odontológicos em escolares de Bozano/RS. Tratou-se de estudo descritivo transversal com a aplicação de questionários e realização de exames bucais. Participaram da pesquisa 62 escolares com idades entre 12 e 17 anos e predomínio de classes sociais intermediárias. Todos relataram possuir acesso a escova dental e creme dental e cerca de 90% dispunha também de fio dental no domicílio. A maioria revelou realizar três escovações diárias (59,7%) e utilizar o fio dental uma vez ao dia (41,9%). Verificou-se que 62,9% apresentavam biofilme e 45,2% cálculo dentário visíveis. O CPO-D variou de 0 a 10, sendo a média de 4,26. Aos 12 anos, o CPO-D foi de 3,46 e aos 17 anos, de 5,25. Para 50% dos escolares a última consulta odontológica foi realizada no SUS. A maioria aprendeu a escovação através dos pais (82,3%). Observou-se que 64,6% estavam satisfeitos com seu sorriso. Cerca de 18% referiu presença de dor ou desconforto na cavidade bucal. Constatou-se a necessidade de melhorar hábitos de higiene bucal e melhorar condições de saúde bucal dos escolares. Instiga-se o fortalecimento das ações de promoção de saúde bucal entre os escolares, de modo a fomentar estilos de vida compatíveis com a saúde bucal.

This study aimed to describe oral hygiene habits, oral health conditions and access to dental services in schoolchildren from Bozano, State of Rio Grande do Sul. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study with questionnaires and buccal exams. Sixty-two students between 12 and 17 years of age participated in the study (response rate of 47.7%). There was a predominance of intermediate social classes. Everyone reported having access to toothbrush and toothpaste at home. About 90% also had dental floss. The majority (59.7%) revealed three daily brushings and flossing once per day (41.9%). We verified that 62.9% had visible biofilm and 45.2% tartar. The DMFT ranged from 0 to 10, with an average of 4.26). At age 12, DMFT was 3.46 and at age 17, 5.25. For 50% of the students, the last dental appointment had been performed in the Public Health System. The majority learned how to brush through their parents (82.3%). We observed that 64.6% were satisfied with their smile. About 18% reported presence of pain or discomfort in the oral cavity. There was a need to provide habits of dental hygiene and oral health conditions of schoolchildren. It is instigated that one maximizes oral health promotion actions among schoolchildren, in order to foster lifestyles compatible with oral health.

Acceso y práctica odontológica en ámbito de atención privada. Representaciones sociales y salud bucal / Dental access and practice in the private ambit of attention. Social and oral health representations

RESUMEN Las representaciones sociales producto de la forma de percibir, interpretar y significar la realidad social a partir del sentido común generan conductas que influyen directamente en la práctica y solicitud de la atención odontológica, bajo la influencia de las condiciones socioeconómicas actuales del país. Los niveles de pobreza se incrementan de manera acelerada, generando mayores desigualdades sociales, con distribución de beneficios económicos polarizados con concentración de los ingresos más altos en unos pocos. Con ello la salud-enfermedad es determinada por los niveles de ingreso, limitando el acceso a los servicios de salud para los grupos sociales más desfavorecidos. El objetivo de este estudio es conocer las representaciones sociales de salud-enfermedad odontológica y su relación con la atención y el acceso a servicios odontológicos y el tipo de atención al que acuden personas con padecimientos estomatológicos y las características de las prácticas odontológicas de quienes les atienden. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo con profesionales y pacientes del ámbito privado en una zona de la Ciudad de México. Los resultados muestran características de concepción y práctica influidas por el modelo médico hegemónico y de descontextualización de los problemas de atención odontológica de los pacientes. Se concluye que las representaciones sociales de profesionales y pacientes se construyen en el contexto de vida donde prevalece la polarización y exclusión social.

ABSTRACT The social representations resulting from the way of perceiving, interpreting and signifying social reality from the common sense, generate behaviors that directly influence the practice and application of dental care, under the influence of the current socioeconomic conditions of the country. Poverty levels increase rapidly, creating greater social inequalities, with a distribution of polarized economic benefi ts with a concentration of higher incomes in a few. With this, health- dental disease is determined by income levels, limiting access to health levels for the most disadvantaged social groups. The objective of this study is to know the social representations of health-dental disease and its relationship with care and access to dental services and the type of care that people with dental conditions access, and the characteristics of the dentistry practice of those who care for them. A qualitative study was carried out with professionals and patients from the private sector in an area of Mexico City. The results show characteristics of conception and practice infl uenced by the hegemonic medical model and decontextualization of the problems of dental care patients. It is concluded that the social representations of professionals and patients are built in the context of life where polarization and social exclusion prevail.

Prevalence and disparities in the first dental visit of preschool children aged 12-18 months in southern Brazil / Prevalência e disparidades na primeira visita odontológica de pré-escolares de 12 a 18 meses no sul do Brasil

Objective: this study aimed to assess the use of dentalservices in a southern Brazilian city by children aged12-18 months and to verify the relationship betweensocioeconomic and demographic variables, as well asmaternal use of dental services, and presence of dentalcaries in the children. It also aimed to describe theprevalence of use of dental services by variables of disparity.Subjects and method: this cross-sectional studywas performed on the National Children's VaccinationDay in 12 public health care centers in Pelotas, RS, Brazil.The data on demographic and socioeconomic status(children's sex, number of children, family income, andmaternal education), pattern of maternal use of dentalservices, and children's first dental visit were collectedusing a semi-structured interview answered by themothers. Clinical examination was performed to assessdental caries in the children. Chi-square and Fisher'sexact tests were performed to analyze the associationsand an equiplot graph investigated disparities in the prevalenceof the first dental visit of preschoolers. Results:most children had never been to the dentist (93.4%).The bivariate analysis showed that children who hadnever been to the dentist belonged to families with lowerincome, and their mothers presented low level ofeducation and did not use dental services. Conclusion:most children aged 12-18 months had never been to thedentist and there is a socioeconomic disparity in the useof dental services by preschool children. (AU)

Objetivos: avaliar o uso do serviço odontológico em uma cidade do sul do Brasil por crianças de 12 a 18 meses de idade; verificar a relação entre variáveis socioeconômicas, demográficas, uso de serviço odontológico materno e presença de cárie dentária nas crianças; e descrever a cobertura do uso do serviço odontológico por variáveis de disparidade. Sujeitos e método: este estudo transversal foi realizado no Dia Nacional de Vacinação Infantil em doze centros de saúde pública em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os dados sobre status demográfico e socioeconômico (sexo da criança, número de filhos, renda familiar e educação materna), padrão de uso de serviço odontológico materno e primeira consulta odontológica infantil foram coletados por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada com as mães. Foi realizado exame clínico para avaliação de cárie dentária nas crianças. O teste Qui-Quadrado e o teste exato de Fisher foram realizados para analisar as associações, e um gráfico equiplot investigou disparidades na cobertura da primeira visita odontológica de pré- -escolares. Resultados: a maioria das crianças nunca foi ao dentista (93,4%). A análise bivariada mostrou que as crianças que nunca foram ao dentista eram de famílias com menor renda, cujas mães tinham níveis baixos de escolaridade e não usavam o serviço de atendimento odontológico. Conclusão: a maioria das crianças de 12 a 18 meses nunca foi ao dentista. Há uma disparidade socioeconômica no uso de serviços odontológicos por crianças pré-escolares. (AU)

Factores asociados a la automedicación en pacientes que acuden a Servicios de Odontología de Hospitales del Perú / Factors associated with self-medication in patients who come to the Dentistry Services of Peru Hospitals

Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia y factores asociados a la automedicación en pacientes que acuden a los Servicios de Odontología de los Hospitales de Piura, Cajamarca e Iquitos en el 2015. Material y métodos: Diseño observacional, transversal y analítico. La población estuvo conformada por todos los pacientes que se atienden en los Servicios de Odontología de los Hospitales de Piura, Cajamarca e Iquitos con un tamaño muestral de 130 pacientes respectivamente. Resultados: Pacientes mayores de 18 años, en donde el 100% de los pacientes se automedican por factores como edad cuyo rango oscila de 18 a 25 años en Cajamarca y de 36 a 50 años en Piura e Iquitos, grado de instrucción se halló con mayor porcentaje el nivel secundario (Piura 40%, Cajamarca 34,62% e Iquitos 47,69%), persona que recomienda la medicación fue el farmacéutico (Piura 34,62% y Cajamarca 45,38%), el tipo de dolencia fue el dolor dental (Piura 53,85%, Cajamarca 68,46% e Iquitos 65,38%). Conclusiones: Las personas encuestadas en los tres Hospitales de Piura, Cajamarca e Iquitos se automedican y los factores asociados a la automedicación fueron: edad, grado de instrucción, tipo de dolencia, motivo por el cual se automedican

Objective: To determine the frequency and factors associated with self-medication in patients who come to the Dentistry Services of the Hospitals of Piura, Cajamarca and Iquitos in 2015. Material and methods: Observational, transversal and analytical design. The population was conformed by all the patients that are attended in the Dentistry Services of the Hospitals of Piura, Cajamarca and Iquitos with a sample size of 130 patients respectively. Results: Patients older than 18 years, where 100% of patients self-medicate for factors such as age range from 18 to 25 years in Cajamarca and 36 to 50 years in Piura and Iquitos. Regarding the level of education, the secondary level was found with a higher percentage (Piura 40%, Cajamarca 34.62% and Iquitos 47.69%); also, regarding the person who recommended the medication was the Pharmacist (Piura 34.62% and Cajamarca 45.38%); in the same way, the type of ailment was dental pain (Piura 53.85%. Conclusions: The people surveyed in the three hospitals of Piura, Cajamarca and Iquitos self-medicated and the factors associated with self-medication were: age, level of education, type of ailment, reason for self-medication, place of acquisition of the medication and type of medication.

Marketing odontológico: análise de anúncios publicitários de acordo com código de ética / Dental marketing: analysis of advertising according of ethical code

Objetivo: avaliar os aspectos éticos relacionados à propaganda e publicidade veiculadas pelos cirurgiões-dentistas. Metodologia: estudo transversal que avaliou os anúncios publicitários de 40 consultórios e 17 clínicas odontológicas da cidade de Campina Grande, PB. Os anúncios foram analisados de acordo com o tipo de publicidade, com a especialidade apresentada pelo profissional ou clínica, com a apresentação de itens obrigatórios, itens permitidos e itens proibidos segundo as normas éticas da Resolução CFO- 118/2012. Os dados coletados foram registrados em formulário específico, inseridos em banco de dados do SPSS, versão 18.0 e apresentados por meio da estatística descritiva. Resultados: verificou-se que o meio de comunicação mais usado pelos profissionais da Odontologia é a placa, com 84,2%. Dentre os anúncios analisados, apenas 12,3% apresentavam todos os itens obrigatórios exigidos pelo Código de Ética Odontológica. O nome representativo da profissão "cirurgião-dentista" esteve presente em apenas 14,0% dos estabelecimentos pesquisados. Dentre os itens permitidos, informações sobre a área de atuação foram verificadas em 54,4% dos anúncios; entretanto, somente 3,5% dos anúncios apresentavam o título de especialidade. Quanto às infrações éticas, 5,3% dos anúncios apresentaram elementos proibidos pelo Código de Ética Odontológica, como imagens de "antes e depois" e modalidade de pagamento. Conclusões: os profissionais não estão respeitando as normas estabelecidas pelo Conselho Federal de Odontologia no que concerne à propaganda e publicidade.

Objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate ethical features concerning to advertising and publicity of dental establishments. Methodology: this cross-sectional study analyzed forty dental offices and seventeen dental clinics situated in Campina Grande, PB. Dental advertisements were surveyed according to the kind of publicity, dental specialty, mandatory items, elective items and banned items, according to CFO-118/2012 rule. Data were recorded in a specific form, entered into SPSS 18.0 database and presented using descriptive statistics. Results: the kind of publicity most prevalent on 84.2% dentistry establishments was signboard. Among analyzed announcements, just 12.3% show all mandatory items according Dental Code of Professional Conduct. The expression "cirurgiãodentista" (dentist) was present in a few 14.0% of surveyed ads. In case of elective items, occupation area informations were present in 54.4% of establishments, however only 3.5% of signboards present specialist titles. With regard to ethical violation, 5.3% of publicity exhibit some banned item, such as "before and after" and payment method. Conclusions: dentists are not complying rules preestablished by the Federal Council of Dentistry regarding the advertising and publicity.

Assessment of Dental Service Provided by Undergraduate Dental Students in Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya

@#Patient satisfaction can be used as one of the indicator for measuring quality of dental care provided. The objective of this study was to assess patient experiences with dental service provided by undergraduate dental students in Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. A cross sectional study was done by distributing a self-answered questionnaire to patients treated by undergraduate dental students. Patient level of satisfaction was assessed by using five point Likert-like scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree and strongly agree), with a list of items divided into three domains, consist of interpersonal skills, dental treatment and services. The response rate was 71.3%. The mean satisfaction scores were 83.09%, 78.62 and 74.16 for interpersonal skills, dental treatment and services domains respectively and the overall mean satisfaction score was highly satisfactory (78.62%). The percentage of satisfied patients was 82.4%, 66.2% and 55.4% for interpersonal skills, dental treatment and services domains respectively. There was significant association between satisfaction score with age (p-value=<0.001), treatment received by examination and diagnosis (p-value=0.027), denture treatment (p-value=0.032), others treatment (p-value=0.043) and ‘year of study’ of the students (p-value=0.001). Patients were satisfied with their overall experiences while receiving dental care provided by undergraduate dental students. They were highly satisfied with the students’ interpersonal skills, dental treatment received and services provided at the undergraduate dental clinics.

Utilization of dental services for children: a review of the influencing factors and the possible improvements / 中华口腔医学杂志

It has been reported that children's oral health conditions are correlated with their attendance to dental health services. Evaluating the influencing factors of utilization of dental services for children may give ways to improve the services per se, and furtherly the children's oral health. The present review retrieved and summarized domestic and foreign studies on the utilization of oral health services for children based on the Andersen behavior model. It was concluded that the utilization of dental services for children was affected by demographic characteristics, social structure, health belief, family factors, community factors and perceived/evaluated needs. To improve the utilization of dental services for children, effort should be made by means of changing caregivers' health belief, developing oral health insurance system, setting up regular oral health resources and increasing the financial support for oral health services by government.

Redes integradas de servicios estomatológicos. El caso cubano / Integrated networks of dental services. The Cuban case

Introducción: Cuba exhibe una singular forma de organización de los servicios de salud, dentro de ellos, los servicios estomatológicos constituyen quizás una de las más exquisitas piezas del amplio arsenal de prestaciones a las que tiene acceso la población cubana. En el contexto latinoamericano no hay referentes de un sistema público de atención estomatológica, de cobertura universal, que haya desarrollado un conjunto de prestaciones integradas e integrales como el cubano. A partir de estas afirmaciones, surgen las siguientes interrogantes ¿Cumple la red de servicios estomatológicos cubana con los atributos de la integración que proponen los organismos internacionales? ¿En qué momento de integración se encuentra la red? ¿Cuáles serían los retos para el futuro?. Desarrollo: el desafío práctico de alcanzar los objetivos del Programa Nacional de Atención Estomatológica Integral a la Población dispone de un sistema integrado de prestación de servicios de salud, en el que se pueden identificar reservas de mejora en cuanto a un conjunto de atributos relacionados con la integración en lo referido a: la vinculación con los equipos básicos de salud del policlínico; la participación de la familia, comunitaria e intersectorial para el manejo de problemas de salud, entre otros. El modelo cubano integra todas las funciones inherentes a los sistemas sanitarios: prestación de servicios, rectoría y gestión, financiamiento y articulación. Conclusiones: la red de servicios estomatológicos cubana incorpora en su diseño e implementación los atributos de la integración que propone la Organización Panamericana de la Salud. No disponemos de información avalada científicamente sobre el nivel de integración que alcanza la red de servicios estomatológicos cubana ni el impacto de los fenómenos de integración/fragmentación sobre los servicios que se prestan. Se plantea como reto de futuro desarrollar investigaciones que evidencien el impacto de los fenómenos de integración/fragmentación en la red de servicios de estomatología(AU)

Introduction: Cuba has a unique way of organizing health services within them; dental services are perhaps one of the most exquisite pieces of the broad array of benefits to which the Cuban population has access. In the Latin American context there is no reference of a public dental care system with universal coverage, which has developed a set of integrated and comprehensive benefits such as Cuba. From these statements, the following questions arise: Does the Cuban network of dental services with the attributes of integration proposed by international organizations? What time is network integration? What are the challenges for the future? Development: the practical challenge of achieving the objectives of the National Program of Comprehensive Care for the Population Stomatology has an integrated health service delivery. Its reserves of improvement system can be identified as a set of attributes related to: integration linking with basic equipment health clinic; the participation of the family, community and intersectoral management of health problems, among others. The Cuban model integrates all the functions inherent to health systems: service delivery, stewardship and management, financing, and coordination. Conclusions: Cuban network of dental services incorporated in its design and implementation attributes of integration proposed by the Pan American Health Organization. No scientifically supported information is available on the level of integration the Cuban network of dental services reaches, nor the impact of the phenomena of integration/fragmentation of the services provided. It poses as a challenge for the future, to conduct a research that demonstrates the impact of the phenomena of integration/fragmentation in stomatology services network(AU)

De la bioseguridad al control de infecciones en Estomatología / From biosafety to infection control in dentistry

Durante las prácticas estomatológicas, tanto los pacientes como el personal de servicio se encuentran en continua exposición al contacto con agentes biológicos a través de la saliva, sangre o secreciones del tracto respiratorio. Es por eso que el cumplimiento de las normas de bioseguridad en los laboratorios o durante el tratamiento de los desechos es fundamental para disminuir el riesgo al que están sometidos. Sin embargo, se necesitan además de otras recomendaciones que se encuentran contenidas específicamente en los programas de prevención y control de infecciones y que no forman parte de los manuales de bioseguridad. Objetivos: relacionar las normas y principios de la bioseguridad con los principios de los programas de prevención y control de infecciones en Estomatología, e identificar los aspectos a tener en cuenta en la elaboración de dichos programas. Métodos: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en las principales bases de datos médicas (Scielo, Pubmed, EBSCO, Hinari) de artículos científicos y programas de diversos países relacionados con la prevención y control de infecciones para Estomatología. Además se consultó el Manual de bioseguridad contenido en el anexo 28 del Programa Nacional de Atención Estomatológica Integral a la Población. Resultados: se recopilaron datos sobre los aspectos comunes y no comunes entre los principios de bioseguridad y los principios de los programas de prevención y control de infecciones para Estomatología. Por otra parte, se obtuvo información relacionada con los aspectos a tener en cuenta en la elaboración de estos. Conclusiones: es necesario considerar las normas de bioseguridad en la elaboración e implementación de un programa de prevención y control de infecciones para los servicios estomatológicos...

During the performance of dental procedures, both patients and staff are under permanent risk of contact with biological agents from saliva, blood and respiratory secretions. Hence the importance of complying with biosafety standards in laboratories and during the performance of waste disposal tasks. Moreover, alongside the recommendations contained in biosafety manuals, attention should also be paid to those included in infection prevention and control programs. Objectives: relate biosafety standards and principles to the principles contained in infection prevention and control programs for dentistry, and identify the aspects to be borne in mind when developing such programs. Methods: A bibliographic review was conducted in the main medical databases (Scielo, Pubmed, EBSCO, Hinari) of scientific papers and programs from various countries related to infection prevention and control in dentistry. The Biosafety Manual contained in Annex 28 of the National Comprehensive Dental Care Program was also consulted. Results: data were collected about similarities and differences between biosafety principles and the principles contained in infection prevention and control programs for dentistry. Additionally, information was obtained about the aspects to bear in mind when designing such programs. Conclusions: biosafety standards should be considered when developing and implementing an infection prevention and control program for dental services...

Utilization of dental care among mothers and children from multicultural families / 대한구강보건학회지

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify the status of dental care utilization among mothers and children from multicultural families and analyzing the related factors. METHODS: The subjects in this study were 131 mothers from multicultural families and 175 mothers from Korean (control) families who were selected by convenience sampling from the city of Nonsan. The dental care utilization among mothers and children from multicultural families and mothers and children from Korean families were compared. A questionnaire survey was conducted using the self-administration method for mothers from Korean families and by a face-to-face interviewing method for mothers from multicultural families. RESULTS: The proportion of subjects who visited the dentist's office in the past year was not different between the two groups of mothers. However, this proportion was lower in children from multicultural families than those from Korean families. The factors that influenced the visit to dental clinics were age and spouse's age among multicultural mothers and age, spouse's age, personal perceptions about oral health, and oral health concerns among Korean mothers. The factors that influenced dental clinic visits were mother's career, household income, education level of the mother, children's age, mother's dental clinic visits, mother's perception of children's oral health among multicultural children and father's age, marriage duration of parents, children's age, mother's dental clinical visit, and the mother's concerns about children's oral health among Korean children. CONCLUSIONS: Multicultural children visit the dental clinic a lot less than Korean children. Social economic factors such as household income, education level affect the use of dental clinic services by multicultural families.

Factors related to the use of dental services among adolescents from Gravatai, RS, Brazil, in 2005 / Fatores associados ao uso de servicos odontologicos entre adolescentes de Gravatai, RS, em 2005

Introduction: Access to health services, including those for oral health, depends upon socioeconomic, environmental and individual factors. Moreover, cultural and lifestyle differences also influence the degree to which services are sought. Objective: This study aimed to assess factors associated with the use of dental services among adolescents in the 7th grade of public primary schools from the city of Gravataí, RS, Brazil, in 2005. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out. Data were collected in schools through self-administered questionnaires evaluating demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial factors, lifestyle, oral health habits and behaviors of 1,170 adolescents, using the Global School-Based Student Health Survey, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Body Shape Questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out by means of Cox regression modified for cross-sectional studies, using the STATA 6.0 software. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed from a hierarchical conceptual model supported by the literature on hierarchical models. Results: The use of dental services was less frequent among those who reported concern with body image and involvement in fights; those whose parents did not know where they were in their leisure time, those who brushed their teeth less than twice a day, those who did not use dental floss daily, those who reported seeking dental services for curative treatment and those with a lower socioeconomic status. Conclusions: The results suggest that the use of dental services by adolescents depends upon the interaction of psychosocial and individual factors as well as the family context. .

Introdução: O acesso a serviços, incluindo os serviços odontológicos, depende de fatores socioeconômicos, ambientais e individuais. Por outro lado, as diferenças, culturais e estilo de vida também influenciam o grau em que os serviços são utilizados. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os fatores associados ao uso de serviços odontológicos entre adolescentes da 7a série de escolas públicas do município de Gravataí, RS, no ano de 2005. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo analítico transversal. Os dados foram coletados nas escolas, por meio de questionários autoaplicados, investigando fatores sociodemográficos, psicossociais, estilo de vida, hábitos e comportamentos de saúde bucal em uma amostra de 1.170 adolescentes, usando o Global School-Based Student Health Survey , o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física e o Body Shape Questionnaire . A análise dos dados foi executada no software STATA 6.0, por meio de regressão de Cox modificada para estudos transversais, tendo sido realizadas análises univariada e multivariada a partir de um modelo conceitual hierárquico suportado pela literatura sobre modelos hierárquicos. Resultados: O uso de serviços odontológicos foi menor para aqueles que relataram preocupação com a imagem corporal e envolvimento em brigas, aqueles cujos pais não sabiam onde os filhos estavam em seu tempo livre, que escovavam os dentes menos duas vezes ao dia, aqueles que não usavam fio dental diariamente, que relataram procurar os serviços odontológicos para tratamento curativo, e aqueles com piores condições socioeconômicas. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem que o uso de serviços ...

Determinantes de la satisfacción de la atención odontológica en un grupo de pacientes atendidos en la Clínica del Adulto de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad de Antioquia / Determinants of dental care satisfaction in a group of patients attending the Adult Clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Antioquia / Determinantes da satisfação do atendimento odontológico em um grupo de pacientes atendidos na Clínica do Adulto da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Antioquia

Problema: las instituciones formadoras de recursos humanos en salud prestan servicios a lacomunidad en condiciones diferentes a otros servicios de salud; la satisfacción al recibir dichaatención se relaciona con la aceptación que experimenta el usuario y depende de variables internasy externas. Objetivo: se exploraron los factores que influyen en la aceptación de la atenciónrecibida, en un grupo de pacientes tratados en la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad deAntioquia. Método: estudio exploratorio cuantitativo y cualitativo mediante encuesta telefónicaa 55 pacientes y ocho entrevistas a profundidad. Resultados y discusión: el 78 % fueron mujeres,mayores de 55 años, de estratos socioeconómicos bajos. La valoración del servicio fue positivapor la atención oportuna, el trato de profesores y estudiantes, y las condiciones físicas durantela atención. Al profundizar en las entrevistas se resaltaron experiencias subjetivas propias delpaciente y factores inherentes al servicio y al talento humano...

Problem: human resource training institutions provide health services to the community underconditions different from other health services, the satisfaction receiving such care is related tothe acceptance experienced by the user and depends on internal and external variables. Objective:we explored the factors that influence the acceptance of care provided in a group of patientstreated at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Antioquia. Method: quantitative andqualitative exploratory study using telephone survey of 55 patients and eight depth interviews.Results and discussion: 78% were women, aged 55 years, low socioeconomic strata. The assessmentof the service was positive for timely attention, the treatment of teachers and students,and the physical conditions during the attention. The interviews highlighted the patient’s ownsubjective experiences and factors inherent to service and human resources...

Problema: as instituições formadoras de recurso humano em saúde prestam serviços à comunidadeem condições diferentes a outros serviços de saúde; a satisfação no recebimento de talatenção relaciona-se com o aceite que experimenta o utente e depende de variáveis internas eexternas. Objetivo: exploraram-se os fatores que influem na aceitação da atenção recebida, emum grupo de pacientes tratados na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Antioquia.Método: estudo exploratório quantitativo e qualitativo mediante inquérito telefônico a 55 pacientese oito entrevistas em profundidade. Resultados e discussão: o 78 % foram mulheres maioresde 55 anos, de estrato socioeconômico baixo. A avaliação do serviço foi positiva pela atençãooportuna, o trato de professores e estudantes e as condições físicas durante o atendimento. Aoaprofundar nas entrevistas exaltaram-se experiências subjetivas próprias do paciente e fatoresinerentes ao serviço e talento humano...

Estudo da percepção do profissional quanto a biossegurança no gerenciamento de resíduos odontológicos no município de Valença - RJ / Study of the perception of professionals regarding biosafety in dental waste management in the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Consultórios odontológicos geram resíduos que contém agentes químicos nocivos e patógenos, bem como pérfurocortantes. No município de Valença-RJ, o serviço de coleta municipal não agrega os resíduos odontológicos como biológicos infectantes em coletas e transportes especiais e são descartados como resíduos comuns em um vazadouro a céu aberto, fato que impacta a saúde humana e a saúde ambiental, sendo, pois, uma questão que está no âmbito da Saúde Pública e sua correlação com a Biossegurança. Sublinha-se como preocupação relevante que os geradores devem estabelecer um gerenciamento, adequando, prioritariamente, a aplicação dos conceitos de Biossegurança nas práticas cotidianas, promovendo a saúde ocupacional da equipe odontológica, dos trabalhadores da coleta e transporte e dos catadores. O estudo objetivou investigar a percepção dos profissionais quanto a Biossegurança no gerenciamento dos resíduos, utilizando as pesquisas exploratória e descritiva, adequada a metodologia quantitativa e qualitativa, para subsidiar o estudo de caso como estratégia de problematização do objetivo proposto. Os resultados demonstraram que parte significativa dos profissionais envolvidos na pesquisa não estabelece relação entre os temas: Biossegurança, gerenciamento de resíduos, risco, saúde ambiental, saúde pública...

Dental offices generate waste containing harmful chemicals and pathogens, as well as sharps. In the city of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, the municipal collection service does not add dental waste as biological infectious in gathering and special transportation and are disposed of as ordinary waste in an open dump, fact that impacts human health and environmental health, being, therefore, a matter that is within the Public Health and its correlation to Biosafety. It should be noted as a relevant concern that the generators should establish a management, adapting, principally, the application of the concepts of Biosafety in everyday practices, promoting the occupacional health of dental staff, the collection and transportation workers and scavengers. The study aimed to investigate the perception of professionals regarding Biosafety in waste management, using exploratory and descriptive research, suiting quantitative and qualitative methodology, to subsidize the case study as a strategy of questioning the proposed objective. The results demonstrated that a significant part of the professionals involved in the research do not establish connection between the themes: Biosafety, waste management, risk, environmental health, public health...

Situaciones de salud bucal en personas adultas mayores: problemas y desafíos / Situations of oral health in greater adult people: problems and challenges

Situaciones de salud bucal en personas adultas mayores: problemas y desafíos. El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar el estado de salud bucal, las prácticas de autocuidado, la calidad de las prótesis y el uso de los servicios de salud de las personas adultas mayores que asisten a clubes de interacción social. Mediante un estudio de prevalencia se investigó a 234 personas adultas mayores de ambos sexos. Todos ellos provenientes de 15 clubes estratificados por condiciones geográficas y sociales del entorno donde se localizan los clubes. Los principales resultados del estado de salud bucal fueron: a)El 53 por ciento de las personas adultas mayores estudiadas han perdido la totalidad de sus dientes y el 38,4 por ciento con pérdida dental parcial que requiere de rehabilitación protésica para satisfacer la capacidad masticatoria. b)De las personas que conservan al menos un diente en boca, la caries activa es prevalente en el 77,7 por ciento y las periodontopatías en el 52,9 por ciento de esta población y el 83,5 por ciento tiene un deficiente control de la placa dental. c)El 63,9 por ciento de las prótesis superiores y en el 74,2 por ciento de las prótesis inferiores necesitan ser reacondicionadas o renovadas por prótesis bien concebidas. Se concluye que el estado de salud bucal de las personas adultas mayores estudiadas en la presente investigación, puede ser catalogado como un relevante problema de salud pública. La acumulación de daños por problemas bucodentales de la población estudiada requiere de una ampliación de cobertura por parte de los servicios de salud, así como de las acciones de educación para la salud, que contrarresten los factores de riesgo de las enfermedades odontológicas y estomatológicas prevalentes en la población.

Situation of oral health in elderly people: problems and challenges. The goal of the investigation is to identify the condition of oral health on elderly people. The research was developed by the recognition of personal oral health care, also evaluating the quality of dental prosthesis and the use of dental medical services on elderly people who attends clubs of social interaction in Costa Rica. The inquiry was developed through a prevalence study with the participation of 234 elderly people, male and female. All the participants are active members of 15 social clubs. The groups-or social clubs- where stratified by geographic and social conditions, related with the surroundings conditions, especially location. The results reveled by the investigation are: a) From the studied population elderly people, 53% has been lost the totality of their teeth, 38,4% has partial dental loss that requires a rehabilitation dental prosthesis for satisfy the chew capacity, b) From the elderly people who conserve a tooth at least, the active decay is prevalent in 77,7% and 52,9% have periodontal illness, 83,5% have a deficient control of the dental plaque, c) The evaluation of dental prosthesis results are that 63,9% of the superior dental prosthesis and 74,2% of the inferior dental prosthesis, need repairmen or being replaced. The most relevant conclusion of the research is elderly people oral healthcare can be catalogued as serious problem of public health. The accumulation of injuries by oral and dental problems reveled on the research, indicates that elderly adults require an expansion of dental medical service as well as preventing education actions of reduce the factors of risk of the oral diseases and stomatology prevalence in the elderly population.