Children's Perceptions of Dentist's Attire and Environment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

AIM: To assess the children's perceptions of the dentist's attire and environment. The protocol is available in the PROSPERO database. SEARCH STRATEGIES: Systematic searches in the databases were performed in Cochrane, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science from their inception to December 12, 2019, Google Scholar, Open Grey, and ProQuest Dissertations. SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria consisted of descriptive studies regarding the above matter while two authors assessed the information. The risk of bias was also performed. RESULTS: Databases showed 1,544 papers and a two-phase assessment selected 21 studies in narrative and 9 in the quantitative synthesis. A meta-analysis demonstrated no difference between white coat and child-friendly attire (OR = 0.63; 95% CI 0.16-2.49; n = 3,706) and a decorated vs plain dental clinic was the preference of the children's majority (OR = 8.75; 95% CI 1.21-63.37; n = 150). CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there is no difference in the children's perception, white coat vs child-friendly attire; however, children prefer a decorated dental clinic. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Oliveira LB, Massignan C, De Carvalho RM, et al. Children's Perceptions of Dentist's Attire and Environment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(6):700-716.

Brazilian dental students' perceptions about medical emergencies: a qualitative exploratory study.

Dental students have little understanding about medical emergencies, and there is very little in-depth data about the importance they place on this important area that is fundamental to their professional training. This study aimed to identify the perceptions of a group of undergraduate dental students about the dentistry-medical emergency interface. Twenty undergraduate dental students at the Federal University of Goias, Brazil, took part in this study. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with these students and were interpreted using qualitative content analysis. Two themes emerged from this data analysis: dentistry as a comprehensive health science, and students' knowledge, feelings, and attitudes about medical emergencies in the dental office. Based on the students' perceptions, an interface between dentistry and medical emergencies in the dental office was proposed that is comprised of the following intertwined concepts: 1) dentistry is a health science profession that should focus on the whole patient instead of being limited to the oral cavity; 2) medical emergencies do occur in the dental office, but students' minimal knowledge about these incidents and their etiology causes feelings of insecurity, dissatisfaction, and a limited appreciation of the dentists' responsibility; and 3) the inability to perform proper basic life support (BLS) technique in the dental office is the ultimate consequence. Undergraduate health courses need to develop strategies to teach professionals and students appropriate behavior and attitudes when facing life-threatening emergencies.

Identificaçäo da populaçäo atendida na Clínica-Escola do Instituto de Psicologia da Puccamp / Identification of the population assisted by the psychological clinic of the Instituto de Psicologia da Puccamp

O presente estudo visa conhecer algumas características da populaçäo que procura atendimento psicológico na clínica-Escola do Instituto de Psicologia da Puccamp, desde o início do seu funcionamento em 1970 até 1985. Incluímos na nossa metodologia, näo só a descriçäo da nossa amostra (observada) como a comparaçäo com a populaçäo geral do estado de Säo Paulo (FIBGE). Observa-se que para a amostra total - 2.102 pacientes - encontram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas: a proporçäo de solteiros é, na amostra observada, bem maior que na populaçäo geral; o maior número de pacientes atendidos encontra-se na faixa de seis a 10 anos de idade, logo seguida pela de 11 a 15 anos; quanto a escolaridade, os clientes da nossa amostra apresentam um grau de instruçäo mais alto do que o da populaçäo geral do estado de Säo Paulo, verifica-se que cerca de 44% dos pacientes, ao consultarem a Clínica-Escola para obterem atendimento com relaçäo a seus problemas vitais e psicológicos, säo estudantes e, em geral, säo encaminhados por instituiçöes escolares (lato sensu)

Identificacao da populacao atendida na Clinica-Escola do Instituto de psicologia da Puccamp

O presente estudo visa conhecer algumas caracteristicas da populacao que procura atendimento psicologico na Clinica-Escola do Instituto de Psicologia da Puccamp, desde o inicio do seu funcionamento em 1970 ate 1985. Incluimos na nossa metodologia, nao so a descricao da nossa amostra (observada) como a comparacao com a populacao geral do estado de Sao Paulo (FIBGE). Observa-se que para a amostra total - 2.102 pacientes - encontram-se diferencas estatisticamente significativas: a proporcao de solteiros e, na amostra observada, bem maior que na populacao geral; o maior numero de pacientes atendidos encontra-se na faixa de seis a 10 anos de idade, logo seguida pela de 11 a 15 anos; quanto a escolaridade, os clientes da nossa amostra apresentam um grau de instrucao mais alto do que o da populacao geral do estado de Sao Paulo; verifica-se que cerca de 44 por cento dos pacientes, ao consultarem a Clinica-Escola para obterem atendimento com relacao a seus problemas vitais e psicologicos, sao estudantes e, em geral, sao encaminhados por instituicoes escolares (lato sensu).