Diseño y elaboración de la asignatura Rehabilitación soportada en las tecnologías de la informática y las comunicaciones (TICs) / Design and preparation of the subject Rehabilitation supported on the information and communications technologies (ICT)

Se describe el diseño y elaboración de la asignatura Rehabilitación I correspondiente al quinto semestre de la carrera de Estomatología soportada en las tecnologías de la informática y las comunicaciones. El trabajo se dividió en cinco etapas que comprendieron desde la selección y capacitación de los profesores hasta la terminación de todos los materiales en formato digital. Las principales ventajas en su aplicación están referidas a su extensión a todos los escenarios docentes del país y que privilegian el trabajo independiente de los estudiantes. Se constató un nivel de satisfacción considerable con los productos terminados, garantizando que los estudiantes reciban de forma uniforme los elementos fundamentales de la actividad y se integre de manera coherente al manejo de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones(AU)

The design and the preparation of the subject called Rehabilitation I, which is taught at the 5th semester of the dentistry career and is supported on the information and the communications technologies, were described. The paper was divided into 5 phases, from the selection and training of professors to the finishing process of the digital materials. The main advantages lie in their extending to all the teaching settings of the country and in giving priority to the student's independent work. It was observed that the level of satisfaction with the end products was high, since they guarantee the equal access of the students to the fundamental elements of the subject and a coherent integration with the information and communication technologies management(AU)

Diseño y elaboración de la asignatura Rehabilitación soportada en las tecnologías de la informática y las comunicaciones (TICs) / Design and preparation of the subject Rehabilitation supported on the information and communications technologies (ICT)

Se describe el diseño y elaboración de la asignatura Rehabilitación I correspondiente al quinto semestre de la carrera de Estomatología soportada en las tecnologías de la informática y las comunicaciones. El trabajo se dividió en cinco etapas que comprendieron desde la selección y capacitación de los profesores hasta la terminación de todos los materiales en formato digital. Las principales ventajas en su aplicación están referidas a su extensión a todos los escenarios docentes del país y que privilegian el trabajo independiente de los estudiantes. Se constató un nivel de satisfacción considerable con los productos terminados, garantizando que los estudiantes reciban de forma uniforme los elementos fundamentales de la actividad y se integre de manera coherente al manejo de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones

The design and the preparation of the subject called Rehabilitation I, which is taught at the 5th semester of the dentistry career and is supported on the information and the communications technologies, were described. The paper was divided into 5 phases, from the selection and training of professors to the finishing process of the digital materials. The main advantages lie in their extending to all the teaching settings of the country and in giving priority to the student's independent work. It was observed that the level of satisfaction with the end products was high, since they guarantee the equal access of the students to the fundamental elements of the subject and a coherent integration with the information and communication technologies management

La informática: disciplina emergente en la odontología: [revisión] / Informatics: an emerging discipline in dentistry: [review]

La informática biomédica es una disciplina que rápidamente va consolidándose y con una granproyección futura muy favorable. Durante las últimas cuatro décadas se ha desarrollado dentro de una disciplina de investigación, de escala y alcances significativos. Una de las subdisciplinas,la informática odontológica, empieza enestos tiempos a emerger como una entidad propia. Existe ya una tendencia para formar informáticos odontológicos especializados muy bien entrenados en instituciones serias sin embargo, los docentes y administradores en general no están familiarizados con la informática odontológica como un área de importancia en la investigación.Esta es una corriente innovadora capazde acompañar el desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología en este campo de la salud. Asímismo, una descripción del estado del arte sobre tecnología y práctica odontológica es lo que identificay categoriza algunos ejemplos de aplicaciones de tecnología de la comunicación e información para pacientes y odontólogos.

The biomedical informatics is a discipline that is being consolidated very fast with very favorable future projection. In the last four decades, ithas developed into a research discipline of high and significative applications. One of the subdisciplines, dental informatics, begins to emerge as an independent entity. There is a tendency to train dental informatics specialists in important institutions; nevertheless, faculty members and administrators are not familiar with dental informatics as an important area in research. This isan innovating trend to go along with the advances of science and technology in the health area.

Developing information literacy with first year oral health students.

CONTEXT: In this time of rapid expansion of the scientific knowledge base, subject matter runs the risk of becoming outdated within a relatively short time. Instead of adding more content to already crowded curricula, the focus should be on equipping students to adapt to their changing world. The ability to access, evaluate and apply new knowledge for the benefit of patients has been acknowledged as an important goal for dental education. Information literacy is key to achieving this. METHODS: An information literacy programme for first year oral health students was instituted. This was integrated within a biosciences course and linked with its assessment. Small group instruction reinforced by the use of a tailored online Assignment Guide was used in the context of a specific task. Effectiveness was measured in terms of assessment outcome, processes used and student experience. RESULTS: Twenty-seven students participated in the intervention which was effective in enhancing foundation literacy skills and confidence of students in accessing and evaluating information sources in the context of a clinical problem. Improvement in higher level literacy skills required to articulate this information in the synthesis of a scientific review was not demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS: Integration of this information literacy programme within the learning activities and assessment of a basic sciences course resulted in significantly enhanced information literacy skills. As this is highly relevant for higher education students in general, the wider promotion of information literacy should be encouraged.

Informática odontológica: uma disciplina emergente: [revisão] / Dental informatics: an emerging discipline: [review]

Este trabalho de revisão de literatura pretende demonstrar não só a importância da introdução da disciplina de Informática Odontológica no currículo das Faculdades de Odontologia mas também no cotidiano do médico-dentista ou cirurgião-dentista. Nos últimos anos houve um rápido desenvolvimento da Informática aplicada à Odontologia, sobretudo em áreas dedicadas ao exame do paciente, ao diagnóstico e ao plano de tratamento. Os sistemas CAD-CAM, as sondas periodontais computadorizadas, os aparelhos de radiologia digital, as câmaras intra-orais são exemplos da aplicação da Informática em Odontologia. É neste sentido que surge a disciplina de Informática Odontológica, uma área em constante desenvolvimento, que tem por base a aplicação de computadores e ciências de informação para melhorar a prática clínica, a pesquisa, a educação e a gestão. É importante que simultaneamente com a formação em Odontologia haja também adequada formação em Informática Odontológica. Atualmente os avanços tecnológicos e as pesquisas científicas requerem interdisciplinaridade e integração de uma grande quantidade de informação, muitas vezes proveniente de fontes díspares, havendo necessidade de compilar a informação em bases de dados. Os meios informáticos podem aumentar significativamente a velocidade de integração e correlação dessa informação, tornando o diagnóstico médico-odontológico mais rápido e a implementação da terapêutica mais eficaz.

This literature review aimed to present the importance of the discipline of Dental Informatics for the curriculum of dental schools and daily dental practice. In the last years there was a fast development of Informatics applied to Dentistry, especially in areas related to patient exam, diagnosis, and treatment plan. CAD-CAM systems, computerized periodontal probes, digital radiography, and intraoral cameras are examples of the application of Informatics in Dentistry. Dental Informatics is a discipline showing constant development and is based on the application of computers and information science to improve clinical practice, research, education, and management. Therefore, it is important that Dental Informatics is included in the dental curriculum. At present the technological advances and scientific research require interdisciplinary approach and integration of large amount of information. This information usually comes from several sources, which requires its compilation in databases. Informatics media can significantly increase the velocity of integration and correlation of necessary information to speed up the medical-dental diagnosis and improve treatment efficacy.

A blended learning course taught to different groups of learners in a dental school: follow-up evaluation.

This article reports the results of a follow-up study conducted to investigate students' perceptions about a blended learning health informatics course that combined online and traditional classroom instruction. The course is taught to five different groups of students at the School of Clinical Dentistry of the University of Sheffield each academic year: first-, third-, and fourth-year dental students, dental hygiene and therapy students, and postgraduate dental students. The goal of the study was to determine the impact of the modifications made to the course after the first year of implementation. To accomplish this goal, students' perceptions of this blended learning course were compared after the first and second implementations. The methodology used for this study was action research. The data were collected using three processes: questionnaires were used to collect contextual data from the students taking the course; a student-led, nominal group technique was used to collect group data from the participants; and a non-participant observer technique was used to record the context in which certain group and individual behaviors occurred. Depending on group assignment, between 41.5 and 91.5 percent of students believed that the blended-learning course had added to their skills. The online learning environment was perceived as a useful resource by 75 percent of students in four of the five student groups, but only 45 percent of the fourth-year dental students indicated it was a useful resource. The perceived lack of sufficient online support material was one of the main concerns of the students at the nominal group evaluation sessions. The non-participant observer technique identified different engagement levels among the student groups. Discernible differences were identified, with improvement in some areas and a decline in others compared to a previous evaluation. The change in the delivery method influenced the students' comprehension of the material negatively and the learning environment positively, but did not influence online collaboration among students.

Development of an interdisciplinary course in information resources and evidence-based dentistry.

The capacity to locate, access, and appraise information is an important skill required for success in dental school and beyond. An interdisciplinary course was implemented to teach first-year dental students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch about evidence-based dentistry, search strategies, critical appraisal of the literature, and dental informatics. Students learned to develop a clinical question, conduct a search to find answers to that question, and critically appraise one of the retrieved resources. Over a period of four years, a total of 259 dental students completed a questionnaire that requested their assessment of this course. Seventy-five percent of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they learned to effectively search databases such as the Cochrane Collaboration and PubMed and to critically appraise websites and journal articles and that the information on evidence-based dentistry and critical thinking skills was valuable. In response to open-ended questions, approximately 35 percent of the respondents mentioned the importance of learning to search PubMed and Cochrane databases. Approximately 20 percent of the respondents felt the course did not contain new information. These results indicated the effectiveness of the course in familiarizing the students with the capacity of online resources to help them locate, access, and appraise information pertinent to oral health issues and the practice of dentistry. A future goal is to integrate information and skills associated with evidence-based practice into other courses in the dental curriculum.

Clinical decision support complements evidence-based decision making in dental practice.

Dental professionals as well as consumers of dental health care are driving the demand for access to reliable information so they can make more informed decisions. Clinical decision support (CDS) includes a variety of printed and electronic tools, systems, products, and services that make knowledge and information available to the user. CDS is the main way people will be able to access important facts, ideas, concepts, and the latest thinking about personal and population-based health subjects. CDS has its greatest potential at the point of care where it can facilitate good-quality evidence-based decision-making.

¿Quiéres saber sobre VIH-SIDA-ITS? (Página Web) / Do you want to know about HIV-AIDS-STDs (Website)

Se presenta la página Web ¿Quiéres saber sobre VIH-SIDA-ITS? donde se ofrecen al lector 100 preguntas y respuestas sobre los aspectos más generales y particulares relacionados con las ITS y específicamente la infección por el VIH y el SIDA. El contenido se corresponde con el Folleto de igual nombre reeditado en el 2004. Pretendemos facilitar el acceso a los jóvenes de este material que brinda abundante información y los prepara para luchar contra estos males, pero sobre todo para que comprendan la necesidad imperiosa de preservar sus vidas y la de los demás. Se presentan doce secciones donde se abordan los tópicos indispensables para comprender el tema. Este material resulta de gran utilidad para la sistematización y profundización de los conocimientos necesarios y lo consideramos como un granito de arena más en la gran lucha contra las ITS, pero sobre todo en la lucha contra la infección/enfermedad por el VIH(AU)

We present the Web page Want to know about HIV-AIDS-STI? which offers the reader 100 questions and answers about general and specific aspects related to STIs and specifically HIV and AIDS. The content corresponds to the Prospectus of the same name reprinted in 2004. We aim to facilitate access to the youth of this material that provides a wealth of information and prepares to fight these evils, but especially to understand the urgent need to preserve their lives and those of others. We present twelve sections which address the topics necessary to understand the subject. This material is useful for systematizing and deepening of knowledge and consider it as a grain of sand in the great struggle against STIs, but especially in the fight against infection / HIV disease(AU)

Conhecimento e utilização da informática pelo cirurgião-dentista como ferramenta de trabalho / Knowledge and aplication of information technology as a working toll by dentists

O presente trabalho teve por objetivos verificar e analisar os conhecimentos de informática dos cirurgiões-dentistas, forma de aquisição de tais conhecimentos e efetiva utilização. Foi aplicado um questionário para 203 cirurgiões-dentistas participantes de congressos e jornadas odontológicas, previamente elaborado, com respostas múltiplas, e realizado um estudo piloto que permitiu um ajuste da metodologia com a inclusão e alteração de algumas perguntas pertencentes ao questionário inicial. Foi possível concluir que apesar da grande utilização da Internet o profissional ainda não a utiliza para o aprendizado específico da informática e sim para o específico de odontologia. A procura pela informatização do consultório cresce a cada dia e a maioria, 77,06% dos profissionais que não possuem seu consultório informatizado pretendem informatizá-lo. No que se refere a sistemas aplicativos odontológicos, foi possível verificar que 46,81 % utilizam algum tipo de sistema. Quando se trata de ferramentas para captura de imagens (14,29%), radiografias digitais (12,81%) e outros tipos de ferramentas automatizadas (6,89%), foi possível notar uma pequena utilização, talvez devido ao alto custo e por muitas vezes pela dificuldade de seu manuseio, porém é interessante ressaltar que já está presente nas atividades diárias do profissional. Certamente com as novas configurações de microcomputadores, com a redução e aumento de vantagens, os sistemas aplicativos ocuparão uma parte maior para o controle também de dados clínicos. Novas versões e novos equipamentos têm surgido numa velocidade cada vez maior, o que reforça a necessidade do profissional estar sempre atualizado com o que aparece no mercado.

Avaliação do uso da informática pelo CD e acadêmico em odontologia / Evaluation of the use of informatics for the dental surgeons and academics in dentistry

A utilização de computadores na clínica odontológica trouxe muitos benefícios ao cirurgião dentista, auxiliando-o na administração do consultório, no diagnóstico clínico, e até mesmo para o marketing pessoal do profissional. Contudo não são todos os profissionais que conseguem usufruir completamente os benefícios oferecidos pelo computador. Com o objetivo de avaliar a condição do cirurgião dentista frente aos avanços tecnológicos, foi elaborada uma pesquisa destinando-se a fazer um panorama do conhecimento do profissional na área da informática, bem como a utilização de computadores, visando identificar habilidades e deficiências em áreas críticas de aplicação desta tecnologia. Para tal elaborou-se um questionário que foi respondido por cirurgiões dentistas e acadêmicos durante o Curso de Férias, julho de 2005, da Escola de Aperfeiçoamento Profissional (EAP) da APCD, São Paulo. Concluiu-se que a grande maioria dos profissionais tem acesso ao computador e não consegue usufruir os recursos que esta tecnologia pode oferecer, talvez por desconhecimento ou descrédito na mesma.