Development and Validation of an Educational Comic Book for Guidance on the Safe Use of Fluoride Toothpaste by Children

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the elaboration and content validation of a comic book for guidance on the safe use of fluoride toothpaste by children. Material and Methods: Study on the development of educational technology carried out in four phases: 1 - literature review and script; 2 - elaboration of the material (illustrations, layout and design), 3 - validation (Content Validity Index = CVI and Flesch Readability Index = FI), 4 - pilot test to legitimize the material with the target population. Thirty-one individuals participated in the validation, being 07 expert judges and 24 representatives of the lay population, responsible for the daily care of preschool and school-age children. Results: In the validation, CVI= 0.97 (97%), indicating high agreement of the judges' answers; and FI = 92%, which corresponds to "very easy to understand" reading. In the pilot test carried out with the lay population, the 3 assessment blocks had CVI=1.0 (100%). Conclusion: The comic book proved to be valid regarding appearance and content and can be used for health education activities for adults on the use of fluoride toothpaste for oral hygiene in children.

Suporte básico de vida e ressuscitação cardiopulmonar em adultos: conceitos atuais e novas recomendacões / Basic life support and cardiopulmonar ressuscitation for adults: latest guidelines and new recommendations

Compete ao cirurgião-dentista reconhecer as situações de emergência que colocam em risco a saúde e a vida de seus pacientes, instituindo medidas de pronto atendimento. Entretanto, muitos destes profissionais se sentem inseguros para lidar com tais situações, algumas delas tão críticas que cada segundo desperdiçado pode levar à piora do quadro clínico, inclusive com risco de morte. Este artigo tem por objetivo ressaltar a importância da capacitação do cirurgião-dentista em lidar com as emergências médicas, bem como apresentar as mais recentes diretrizes da American Heart Association em relação ao Suporte Básico de Vida e Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar para pacientes adultos, complementadas pelas instruções de uso do desfiblilador automático externo.

Dentists are responsible for recognize and need to be prepared to deal with medical emergencies during dental procedures, which include the knowledge in basic life support (BLS), cardiopulmonar ressuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external deffibrilator (AED). This study guide is intended to give the reader a focused review of the importance of the training in BLS and CPR, informing the modifications of the latest guidelines of American Heart Association for adult patients.