Campo institucional da odontologia para pacientes com necessidades especiais na região metropolitana de São Paulo / Curriculum education higher dentistry

RESUMO

O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a implementação da Odontologia para Pacientes com Necessidades Especiais como especialidade odontológica e sua projeção institucional na região metropolitana de São Paulo, no que diz respeito à formação de profissionais e provisão de serviços nessa área. Espera-se com a descrição e análise dos serviços avaliados, contribuir para o desenvolvimento de rotinas de atendimento aos pacientes com necessidades especiais, por parte de entidades e profissionais, bem como incentivar instituições formadoras a incrementar a oferta de recursos didáticos e motivar as entidades que não disponibilizam essa atividade aos seus educandos que o façam. Foram analisados três ambientes, nos quais o paciente com necessidades especiais pode receber atendimento odontológico e estudantes e profissionais formados podem receber educação odontológica na especialidade doze faculdades de Odontologia, três cursos de especialização e três centros de atendimento especializados. Em função da amplitude temática e institucional envolvida, propôs-se o seguinte recorte pacientes com paralisia cerebral (representando o grupo de pacientes com deficiências neurológicas ou psicomotoras), pacientes com aids (representando o grupo de pacientes com doenças infecto-contagiosas) e pacientes com diabetes (representando o grupo de pacientes com doenças crônicas)...

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of Special Care Dentistry as dental specialty and its institutionalization in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, as regards professional training and the provision of services in this area. It is hoped that the description and analysis of evaluated services, contribute to improve the provision of services aimed at these patients by institutions and professionals, as well as encouraging educational institutions to increase the supply of teaching resources and motivate entities that do not offer this activity to their students to do so. We analyzed three environments in which the patient with special needs can receive dental care and dental students and professionals can receive dental education in the specialty - twelve dental schools, three courses of specialization and three specialized centers for dental services. In accordance with the scope and institutional themes involved, we selected patients with cerebral palsy (representing the broad group of patients with neurological or psychomotor deficits), AIDS patients (representing the broad group of infectious diseases) and patients with diabetes (representing the broad group of chronic diseases). Managers, teachers and dentists were asked to provide information about the structures of its units and the educational model proposed to their students by answering to semi-structured interviews. We concluded that the Special Care Dentistry is a reality in the urban setting researched. The institutions studied provide relevant services to patients with special needs, but the educational system in this emerging area of dentistry does not meet the needs of dental patients, and colleges do not address adequately the education of its students with a holistic view of these patients, and do not fulfill their social obligation to integrate and include patients with special needs...