scholarly journals Exploring factors influencing dental caries preventive measures by general dental practitioners in the public oral health care service in Paraná State, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
João Paulo Guilherme De Lima ◽  
Tânia Harumi Uchida ◽  
Regina Maria Pavanello ◽  
Raquel Sano Suga Terada ◽  
Renata Corrêa Pascotto ◽  
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A cárie é a doença crônica mais comum na infância e leva a perdas dentárias ao longo da vida. Entretanto, a percepção dos cirurgiões-dentistas (CDs) quanto sua prevenção, ainda é pouco explorada. O objetivo do estudo foi explorar as percepções dos CDs que trabalham no Sistema Único de Saúde, no que diz respeito à prevenção da cárie dentária, contribuindo para políticas públicas efetivas, a partir da identificação dos fatores que levam os CDs a uma maior conscientização preventiva. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 18 CDs atuantes nos municípios do Paraná. As entrevistas foram realizadas face a face, conduzidas por um roteiro e gravadas. A transcrição foi realizada de forma manual e analisada segundo o método de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apontaram treze fatores facilitadores à prevenção, sendo quatro deles fatores emergentes, não descritos anteriormente pela literatura. Dentre os principais fatores que influenciam a prevenção da cárie: consciência preventiva dos CDs, formação acadêmica do profissional e organização do serviço. Assim, a implementação da prevenção depende de vários fatores, como a formação recebida por estudantes de Odontologia, mudanças no atendimento público odontológico e nas condutas adotadas pelos CDs e políticas públicas efetivas que envolvam a comunidade.

Author(s):  
Alex Júnio Silva da Cruz ◽  
Lia Silva de Castilho ◽  
Leandro César Silva Contarini ◽  
Maria Elisa de Souza e Silva ◽  
Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu

Author(s):  
Saad Masood Al-Qahtani ◽  
Pervez Abdul Razak ◽  
Siraj DAA Khan

The aims of this study were to evaluate oral health knowledge and assess the practice of preventive measures for oral health care among intermediate schoolchildren in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Information about oral health was collected through a questionnaire containing closed-ended questions, which was distributed to children of six randomly selected intermediate schools. Most (82.3%) of the schoolchildren were aware that good oral health is important for general health. The priority for oral health information was given to dentists (31.6%), whereas teachers were given the least priority (19.1%). About half (53.5%) of the schoolchildren reported that sweets are the cause of dental caries, and 47.1% of them related pain with dental caries. More than half (58.8%) took sweets between meals. Most of them (69.6%) visited a dentist because of pain. Two-thirds (66.9%) of the children did not brush their teeth daily, and most (78%) did not use dental floss. A large number (62.7%) of the schoolchildren stated that rinsing with water after each meal is the best way to keep their gums healthy. For boys in intermediate schools, properly designed oral health educational programs should be implemented to improve their knowledge and behavior toward oral health.


2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 622
Author(s):  
OlawunmiAdedoyin Fatusi ◽  
Eyitope Ogunbodede ◽  
ChristianaAyomide Sowole ◽  
MorenikeOluwatoyin Folayan

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Svetlana Jovanovic ◽  
Ivanka Gajic

Mental disorders are an important problem in every national health care service. The importance of psychotic disorders is not only their frequency but also their long-term character, recurrence, association with other diseases, costs and consequences for the family and society. Psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorders and depression) and their treatment may result in serious oral diseases. These disorders and medications used to treat them may lead to a series of oral complications and side effects, predominantly high prevalence of carious and extracted teeth, periodontal disease, inadequate oral hygiene, xerostomia, burning mouth syndrome, bad breath and gustatory sense dysfunction. Psychotic disorders affect oral and dental health in two ways. Behavioural changes affect the oral hygiene maintenance and lead to bad habits and attitudes towards oral health. Antipsychotic therapy has adverse effects on oral health. Literature data suggest that oral health in patients with psychotic disorders is poor and highlight the need to develop specific preventive programmes, which would be aimed at improving behaviour of this population at risk in the oral health care system.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-87
Author(s):  
Sadhu Vishnu Priya ◽  
Mocherla Monica ◽  
Tenali Vinila ◽  
Vanga Divya ◽  
Gone Hariprasad ◽  
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