Impact of COVID-19 on Stomatology Professionals

The current state of pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, commonly called the “new coronavirus” that causes the CoVID-19 disease, has generated a great impact in the dental field, since the characteristics that it possesses condition a permanent state of alert by health professionals due to its high transmissibility of positive patients, even asymptomatic, or in the recovery phase, which makes it highly contagious; Thanks to a precarious health system, high rates of mortality and contagion have been revealed; That is why the present research aims to determine the repercussions of the CoVID-19 disease in stomatologists during dental practice; A search was carried out in the databases of the USS campus and academic google and 21 scientific articles were chosen under the inclusion criteria that evidence studies on CoVID-19, in Spanish and English; excluding those who did not contribute to the investigation, nor did they maintain the relationship with CoVID-19 and dentistry, through the technique of documentary analysis; All the information was collected in collection sheets whose criteria were summary and results; Within the last ones, it was evidenced that dentistry practice has been mainly affected by the present virus, because its transmission route is through the conjunctival, nasal and oral mucosa, the purpose of the dentist being to preserve oral health at the mucosal level present in the oral cavity; Likewise, another point that generates high contagion potential is dental instruments, which cause droplets of saliva to be produced, or even blood; It concludes with the call to raise awareness of the degree of virus contagion exposure to which the stomatologist is exposed.

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Oral health diseases among the older people: a general health perspective

10.31083/jomh.v17i1.316 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Oral Health ◽

Older People ◽

Health Professionals ◽

General Health ◽

Oral Health Care ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Public Health Professionals ◽

The Relationship

Background: The relationship between oral health and general health is gaining interest in geriatric research; however, a lack of studies dealing with this issue from a general perspective makes it somewhat inaccessible to non-clinical public health professionals. Purpose: The purpose of this review is to describe the relationship between oral health and general health of the elderly on the basis of literature review, and to give non-clinical medical professionals and public health professionals an overview of this discipline. Methods: This study was based on an in-depth review of the literature pertaining to the relationship between oral health and general health among the older people. The tools commonly used to evaluate dental health and the academic researches of male elderly people were also reviewed. And future research directions were summarized. Results: Dental caries, periodontal disease, edentulism, and xerostomia are common oral diseases among the older people. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the leading causes of missing teeth and edentulism. Xerostomia, similar to dry mouth, is another common oral health disease in the older people. No clear correlation exists between the subjective feeling of dryness and an objective decrease of saliva. Rather, both conditions can be explained by changes in saliva. The General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and the Oral Health Impact Proﬁle (OHIP) are the main assessment tools used to examine oral health and quality of life in the older people. The GOHAI tends to be more sensitive to objective values pertaining to oral function. In addition, oral health studies in male elderly people are population-based cohort or cross-sectional studies, involving masticatory function, oral prevention, frailty problems, cardiovascular disease risk, and cognitive status. Conclusion: It is possible to reduce the incidence of certain oral diseases, even among individuals who take oral health care seriously. Oral health care should be based on the viewpoint of comprehensive treatment, including adequate nutrition, good life and psychology, and correct oral health care methods. In the future, researchers could combine the results of meta-analysis with the clinical experience of doctors to provide a more in-depth and broader discussion on oral health research topics concerning the older people.

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Oral health academics’ conceptualisation of health promotion and perceived barriers and opportunities in dental practice: a qualitative study.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-53962/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Stacey Bracksley-O'Grady ◽

Karen Anderson ◽

Mohd Masood

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Barriers And Opportunities ◽

Health Promotion Practice ◽

Dental Professionals

Abstract Oral diseases, place a significant burden on individual and population health. These diseases are largely preventable; health promotion initiatives have been shown to decrease the disease rates. However, there is limited implementation of health promotion in dentistry, this could be due to a number of factors; the ethos and philosophy of dentistry is focused on a curative, individualised approach to oral diseases, confusion around health promotion as a concept. Oral health academics are well placed to implement health promotion, training of these professionals needs to include prevention, as training influences dental practice. However, there is a little understanding about how oral health academics (dental professionals who educate dental and oral health students) view health promotion. The aim of this study is to understand how oral health academics conceptualise health promotion and perceive the barriers and possible opportunities for health promotion implementation in dental practice. Methods: Nominal group technique (NGT), a highly structured face-to-face meeting, was conducted with 24 oral health academics to explore how they conceptualize health promotion and the barriers and opportunities for health promotion in practice. An additional 4 questions were emailed to oral health educators after the NGT meeting to gather additional data, 6 oral health academics were involved. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Four board themes were identified: “health education”; “structure of dental practice”; “work in progress”; “collaboration”. The oral health academics in this study discussed health promotion in a holistic way, however, health education and behaviour change were mentioned more than other aspects of health promotion. The structure of dental practice specifically the curative approach that underpins dentistry and the lack of funding, and value placed on health promotion could act as a barrier to health promotion being implemented in practice. There has been a shift towards prevention in dentistry, however the participants acknowledge there needs to be a change in the curative culture of the profession. Collaboration with other health professionals and using a common risk factor approach were the identified opportunities for health promotion practice. Conclusions: Oral health academics have a holistic understanding of health promotion, but still focus more on behavioural approaches which is common within dentistry. For a change to occur in health promotion practice a change in the structure, curative approach and funding model of dentistry is required. Collaboration with other health professionals is an opportunity to be capitalised on. Training of future dental professionals is the perfect place to start to implement the changes and opportunities for health promotion presented in this paper.

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The relationship between oral health risk and disease status and age, and the significance for general dental practice funding by capitation

BDJ ◽

10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 217 (10) ◽

pp. E19-E19 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

M. Busby ◽

J. A. Martin ◽

R. Matthews ◽

F. J. T. Burke ◽

I. Chapple

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Risk ◽

Disease Status ◽

Dental Practice ◽

General Dental Practice ◽

The Relationship

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Oral health academics’ conceptualisation of health promotion and perceived barriers and opportunities in dental practice: a qualitative study

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-021-01508-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Stacey Bracksley-O’Grady ◽

Karen Anderson ◽

Mohd Masood

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Barriers And Opportunities ◽

Health Promotion Practice ◽

Dental Professionals

Abstract Background Oral diseases place a significant burden on individual and population health. These diseases are largely preventable; health promotion initiatives have been shown to decrease the disease rates. However, there is limited implementation of health promotion in dentistry, this could be due to a number of factors; the ethos and philosophy of dentistry is focused on a curative, individualised approach to oral diseases, confusion around health promotion as a concept. Oral health academics are well placed to implement health promotion, training of these professionals needs to include prevention, as training influences dental practice. However, there is a little understanding about how oral health academics (dental professionals who educate dental and oral health students) view health promotion. The aim of this exploratory study is to understand how oral health academics conceptualise health promotion and perceive the barriers and possible opportunities for health promotion implementation in dental practice. Methods Nominal group technique (NGT), a highly structured face-to-face meeting, was conducted with 24 oral health academics to explore how they conceptualize health promotion and the barriers and opportunities for health promotion in practice. An additional 4 questions were emailed to oral health educators after the NGT meeting to gather additional data, 6 oral health academics were involved. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Three board themes were identified: “Knowledge, ideas and concepts of health promotion”, “Challenges to health promotion”, “Opportunities for health promotion practice”. The oral health academics in this study discussed health promotion in a holistic way, however, health education and behaviour change were mentioned more than other aspects of health promotion. The structure of dental practice specifically the curative approach that underpins dentistry and the lack of funding, and value placed on health promotion could act as a challenge to health promotion being implemented in practice. There has been a shift towards prevention in dentistry, however the participants acknowledge there needs to be a change in the curative culture of the profession. Collaboration with other health professionals and using a common risk factor approach were the identified opportunities for health promotion practice. Conclusions Oral health academics have a holistic understanding of health promotion, but still focus more on behavioural approaches which is common within dentistry. For a change to occur in health promotion practice a change in the structure, curative approach and funding model of dentistry is required. Collaboration with other health professionals is an opportunity to be capitalised on. Training of future dental professionals is the perfect place to start to implement the changes and opportunities for health promotion presented in this paper.

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Internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery in individuals with chronic mental illness

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764020960762 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002076402096076

Author(s):

Seher Kaşli ◽

Orhan Al ◽

Kerime Bademli

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Mental Health Center ◽

Recovery Process ◽

Recovery Phase ◽

Intervention Programs ◽

Chronic Mental Illness ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Rehabilitation Centers ◽

Recovery Assessment ◽

The Relationship

Background: Individuals with mental illness, as they are stigmatized by society, are also stigmatized themselves, and this process is internalized. This may adversely affect the recovery process. Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery in patients with schizophrenic. Method: This research was performed for patients with schizophrenia at rehabilitation centers registered with the community mental health center. The survey was performed out with 94 patients in the recovery phase who met the inclusion criteria and who going to the center. Sociodemographic information form, internalized stigmatization scale and subjective recovery assessment scale were used in the collection of data. Results: In the study it was found that there is a relationship between internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery. Increased levels of internalized stigma patient outcome would decrease the level of recovery. Conclusion: It is recommended that nurses perform intervention programs to reduce internalized stigmatization in patients with schizophrenia.

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