Medo odontológico e saúde bucal: avaliação transversal do ciclo do medo entre universitários brasileiros / Dental fear and oral health: cross-sectional evaluation of the cycle of dental fear theory among Brazilian undergraduate students

Objetivo: Avaliar a presença do medo odontológico em universitários brasileiros e observar se a teoria do ciclo vicioso do medo é identificada nesta população. Materiais e métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com universitários ingressantes na Universidade Federal de Pelotas em 2016. Os dados sociodemográficos, medo odontológico, o uso de serviços odontológicos, a percepção de cárie e dor dentária foram coletados através de um questionário auto--administrado. A exposição do estudo foi medo odontológico, e os desfechos incluíram padrão de consulta odontológica, experiência de cárie e dor dentária e autopercepção de saúde bucal. Características sociodemográficas foram incluídas como fatores de confusão. Para testar a associação do medo odontológico com os desfechos, foram utilizados modelos de regressão de Poisson com variância robusta, a fim de estimar as Razões de Prevalência e Intervalos de Confiança. Resultados: Foram avaliados 2.014 universitários, dos quais 22.4% reportaram medo odontológico. Aqueles que reportaram medo odontológico apresentaram uma maior prevalência de não terem ido ao dentista no último ano e, entre os que consultaram, a visita ter sido motivada por dor/problema. Adicionalmente, ter medo aumentou a presença de cárie, dor dentária e autorrelato da saúde bucal negativa. Discussão: Os achados sugerem a presença do ciclo vicioso do medo nesta população de universitários do sul do Brasil. Conclusão: Evidenciou-se a associação entre a presença de medo odontológico e a menor procura por atendimento odontológico, a presença de cárie dentária, dor dentária e saúde bucal autorreportada negativa, corroborando com a teoria do ciclo do medo.

Aim: To evaluate the presence of dental fear among Brazilian undergraduate students and to observe whether the cycle of dental fear theory applies to this population. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study were conducted with first year students of the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2016. Sociodemographic data, dental fear, as well as the use of dental services and perception of caries and dental pain were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The exposure was dental fear, and the outcomes included dental visit pattern, experience of dental caries and dental fear and self-rated oral health (SROH). Sociodemographic characteristics were included as aconfounding factor. To test the association between dental fear and the outcomes, Poisson regression models with robust variance were used, to estimate Prevalence Rations and Confidence Intervals. Results: 2,014 undergraduate students were evaluated and 22.4% of them reported dental fear. Those who reported dental fear had a higher prevalence of not visiting the dentist in the last year and, among those who visited, to have had only a pain/problem-oriented visit. Additionally, having fear increased the presence of dental caries, dental pain and negative SROH. Discussion: Our findings suggest the presence of the vicious cycle of dental fear in this population of undergraduate students in southern Brazil. Conclusion: This study provided evidence on the association between dental fear and the lower frequency of dental visit, dental caries, dental pain experience and negative SROH, corroborating with the cycle of dental fear theory.

Patient satisfaction and quality of emergency dental care in chilean public health services

The provision of dental care services, related to the quality requirements of health policies and patient satisfaction rates, increasingly requires the creation of qualitative indicators, instruments and criteria based on specific objectives, to validate the quality of the services provided. objective: the aim of this study is to determine the main dimensions of the dentist-patient relationship associated with patient satisfaction in a clinical context, with emphasis on the needs and expectations of patients themselves. method: a sample of 88 adults who attend primary care units at public emergency services in the central area of Chile were studied using a qualitative approach based on the social psychology of health and on grounded theory. from these, categories emerged that identify processes, attitudes and behaviors that define the assessment of care providers based on their practices. results: in an interactional context characterized by the patient's expectation regarding the provision of care and anxiety due to potential pain, two already recognized main axes emerged, namely: the capacity to generate trust through interpersonal and communicative good treatment strategies, and the capacity or technical skills of the professional care provider. conclusion: this study proposes a protocol of good care practices, which takes into account the needs and expectations of patients regarding the role of the dentist.

Perspectiva bioética y modelo biopsicosocial en la relación odontólogo-paciente durante la formación del estudiante en la Universidad El Bosque / Bioethics perspective and biopsychosocial model on the relationship dentist-patient during student training at the Universidad El Bosque

En este artículo presentamos una revisión en torno a la importancia de la enseñanza de la relación odontólogo-paciente, describimos los dilemas que se evidencian en la literatura sobre el desarrollo de éstas prácticas, realizamos un ejercicio reflexivo a partir de los lineamientos que rigen el currículo en la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad el Bosque bajo el enfoque del modelo biopsicosocial; complementado con un programa transcurricular en bioética, formación que a pesar de tener esta orientación holística, parecen existir tensiones entre el modelo de formación y las prácticas formativas en los últimos semestres en la asistencia o en la relación estudiante-paciente-docente, repercutiendo en serias implicaciones bioéticas. A partir de esta discusión se plantean algunas de las dificultades en la apropiación del modelo y se proponen acciones para mejorar la implementación exitosa de este en la formación docente-asistencial.

In this article we present an overview about the importance of dentist-patient relationship education, we describe the dilemmas that are evident in the literature on the development of these practices, and perform a reflective exercise based on the principles governing the curriculum at the El Bosque University Dental School under the approach of the biopsychosocial model and complimented with cross-curricular program in bioethics, an education that despite having this holistic orientation, there appear to be tensions between the education model and training practices in the advance semesters in attendance or on the student-patient-professor relation marking serious bioethical implications From this discussion some difficulties are exposed in appropriating the model and actions are proposed to improve the successful implementation of this in the internship program.

Avaliação do nível de satisfação de pacientes em tratamento ortodôntico em relação à atuação do ortodontista / Evaluation of satisfaction level in orthodontic patients considering professional actuation

OBJETIVO: devido à crescente preocupação dos profissionais em adquirir novos pacientes e mantê-los satisfeitos com o tratamento, o presente estudo tem por objetivo avaliar o nível de satisfação de pacientes em tratamento ortodôntico em relação à atuação do ortodontista. MÉTODOS: foram avaliados 60 questionários preenchidos por pacientes em tratamento ortodôntico com profissionais especialistas em Ortodontia, da cidade de Curitiba-PR. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos: o grupo 1 compreendia 30 pacientes que se consideravam insatisfeitos e se transferiram de profissional nos últimos 12 meses; os 30 pacientes participantes do grupo 2 consideravam-se satisfeitos e estavam em tratamento ortodôntico com o mesmo profissional há pelo menos 12 meses. RESULTADOS E CONCLUSÕES: após a realização da análise estatística pelo teste qui-quadrado, foi possível concluir que os fatores estatisticamente relacionados com o nível de satisfação dos pacientes avaliados, considerando a atuação do ortodontista, foram: titulação, recomendação do profissional, motivação, classificação técnica, interação profissional/paciente, e relacionamento pessoal com o paciente. Na avaliação do tratamento ortodôntico, os fatores que determinaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas no nível de satisfação dos pacientes foram: quantidade de pacientes atendidos simultaneamente e integração do paciente durante as consultas.

OBJECTIVE: Considering the increasing professional preoccupation in accounting new patients and establish a close rapport with satisfied patients, this study aimed to evaluate the patient satisfaction level in orthodontic treatment in relation to orthodontic actuation. METHODS: Sixty questionnaires filled out by patients in orthodontic treatment with specialists in Orthodontics, from the Curitiba city. The patients were divided into two groups. The first had 30 patients which considered unsatisfied with the orthodontist's conduct or treatment and transferred of orthodontist in the last 12 months. The second group had 30 patients which considered satisfied, and were in treatment with the same professional during, at least, 12 months. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: After the statistical analysis (chi-square test), it was concluded that patient's satisfaction with orthodontist actuation is strongly related to the doctor-patient personal relationship and interaction, motivation, technical degree, doctor's indication and titles. The factors that predicted satisfaction of the patient with the orthodontic treatment were the number of patients attended simultaneously and the integration of the patients during the proceeding.