A self-perpetuating cycle of poor health literacy and poor oral health knowledge and behavior affects approximately 90 million people in the United States, most especially those from low-income groups and other at-risk populations such as those with addiction. Poor oral health can result from lack of access to regular preventive dental appointments, lack of access to restorative care when dental diseases are treatable, and low oral health knowledge that leads to poor oral health self-care behaviors. In addition, patients' dental anxiety can impede care, because highly anxious people often avoid dental appointments. To address these issues, this inquiry examined oral health knowledge, attitudes toward oral health, and levels of dental anxiety among women in two residential chemical dependency treatment programs. Participants engaged in oral health intervention sessions to determine possible efficacy of the educational intervention. Results indicate positive outcomes in increases in oral health knowledge and behavior. The frequency of high-to-severe dental anxiety is much higher in this sample than in the general population. Implications are discussed, including use of economically efficient small-group oral health education training.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Purpose: Patient-provider communication has been studied extensively in the last two decades, and many researchers have confirmed the importance of communication between patient and provider in medical contexts. In spite of increased research in patient-provider communication in dentistry, dental care providers still report that patients often do not accurately follow oral health recommendations. Thus, there is the need for additional study on how patients make sense of the oral health information they receive and how they translate that information into action. This study aimed to obtain insight into how dental care patients perceive and make sense of the information they receive from their dentist and how they translate that information into action. Methods: 16 patients and 8 dentists from Indiana School of Dentistry’s (IUSD) Graduate Prosthodontic Clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana were included. Two in-depth interviews, one immediately following the dental visit and one 7-10 days later, were conducted with the patients, and one short interview was conducted with each patient’s dental care provider. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed. Results: The results show both patients and providers perceived the interaction during consultation positively. The majority of patients were able to accurately recall information they received from their dentists and made sense of new information through the lens of their previous experiences. Four additional factors that explain patients’ adherence with health advice were also found in addition to the previous studies. Conclusions: Successful dentist-patient interaction could be thought of as a match between what dentists think patients need to know, what patients think they want/need to know, and what patients actually know. Thus, some barriers that can keep dentists and patients from reaching information equilibrium are discussed. The study concludes by offering practical and theoretical implications.

There is a growing population worldwide who are not able to receive dental care. The numbers and trend are increasing and the availability of providers and resources are dwindling in comparison. The dissertation starts off with an example of how the current dental healthcare system has allowed some tragic outcomes. This paper will discuss the barriers of obtaining dental care for this growing population, challenges in dental education and offer some future solutions. Using the example of a dental tragedy, we hope to be inspired as a call to action to avert further fatalities and improve the dental healthcare system. The paper reviews the issue from: 1. A Long term perspective with the current and projected statistics for special needs population nationwide and California. 2. An Expanding population perspective that focuses on patients with autism spectrum disorder. 3. A Complex needs perspective of an example of the increasing necessity of hospital dentistry care.

Dans le but d’étudier la santé dentaire d’une partie de la population du cimetière Saint-Antoine (1799-1854), 105 individus ont été analysés pour la première fois avec une approche très détaillée. Cette approche nous a permis d’explorer des variations possibles entre les diverses catégories d’une population urbaine grandissante au début de l’industrialisation. Les pathologies dentaires à l’étude étaient la carie, l’usure dentaire, l’hypoplasie de l’émail, le tartre ainsi que quelques pathologies complexes (pathologies associées à la carie, à l’étiologie traumatique et parodontale et des formations tumorales). La question centrale était de voir s’il y a des différences au niveau de ces variables paléopathologiques entre les hommes (38) et les femmes (43) de l’échantillon, mais également entre les adultes (90) et les juvéniles (15). Les résultats nous montrent que la plupart du temps, la santé dentaire ne varie pas de manière significative en fonction du sexe. Cependant, quelques tests ont montré des différences, lorsque l’on compare la fréquence des caries selon le type de dent précis, notamment la dent 37 (gM2) qui était plus affectée chez les femmes (20%) que les hommes (13%). La position de la carie sur la dent était également significativement différente entre les sexes : pour la jonction émail-cément (J.E.C.), les hommes étaient plus affectés (52%) que les femmes (32%). L’hypoplasie sévère semblait aussi affecter davantage les femmes (18%) que les hommes (2%). Finalement, les juvéniles ne présentaient presqu’aucune pathologie dentaire. En effet, pour les caries, 80% des juvéniles n’avaient pas de caries, alors que seulement 10% des adultes n’étaient pas touchés. Des différences se sont révélées particulièrement significatives entre les juvéniles et les adultes pour diverses pathologies (caries, tartre, hypoplasie de l’émail) et sur les dents suivantes : 27 (gM2), 37 (gM2), 36 (gM1) et 47 (dM2). Au niveau de la dentition postérieure, cette recherche a donc permis de relever une santé légèrement plus détériorée chez les femmes que les hommes, ainsi qu’une augmentation des pathologies avec l’âge, faits qui concordent avec la littérature générale. Un échantillon plus grand permettrait de vérifier si ces résultats reflètent réellement des différences sanitaires en lien avec divers facteurs (ex. alimentation, hygiène, fertilité) et autres traces de maladies (ex. pathologies osseuses). / To study the dental health of a portion of the population from the Saint-Antoine cemetery (1799-1854), 105 individuals were analyzed for the first time using a detailed approach. This approach permitted us to study the possible variations between categories from an urban and pre-industrialised population. The dental pathologies under study were cavities, dental wear, enamel hypoplasia, dental calculus, and other complex dental pathologies (periodontal diseases, traumatic dental diseases, and dental cysts). The main objective is to find if there are palaeopathological differences between the men (38) and women (43) of the sample, but also if we can notice trends between the juveniles (15) and adults (90). The results show that in terms of general dental health, the men and women of the sample do not show significant differences. However, a few statistic results showed differences, especially when we compare the cavities on specific teeth. Indeed, tooth 37 (second left lower molar) was most affected in the women`s sample (20%) compared to the men’s sample (13%). Another significant result was for the cavity when situated on the cemento-enamel junction, the men were significantly more affected (52%) than women (32%). The last significant result was for the category « severe hypoplasia » and the women were more affected (18%) than men (2%). Finally, almost all the juveniles did not show signs of dental pathologies. In fact, 80% of the adults were affected by cavities whereas only 20% of the juveniles were affected. Also, almost all the pathologies were absent in the juvenile sample, while they were much more represented in the adult sample. The pathologies that affected the adults were: dental cavities (four teeth in particular, 27 (second left upper molar), 37 (second left lower molar), 36 (first left lower molar) and 47 (second right lower molar)), dental calculus and enamel hypoplasia. This research has allowed us to note subtle differences regarding the posterior dentition between the men and women, as well as significant differences between the adults and non adults of the sample, which is consistent with the literature. A bigger sample would allow us to verify if these results really reflect sanitary differences related to multiple factors like diet, hygiene and fertility as well as other pathologies (bone pathologies).

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Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:42:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010 / Por meio do presente estudo, objetivou-se analisar a implantação do serviço de atenção à saúde bucal no município de Manaus. Para tanto, procedeu-se a uma pesquisa avaliativa do tipo análise de implantação abordando os determinantes contextuais do grau de implantação do serviço de atenção à saúde bucal, incorporando a avaliação normativa nas dimensões estrutura e processo. A estratégia utilizada foi o estudo de caso único, em que os materiais foram coletados de fontes primárias, por meio de questionário estruturado e entrevista com roteiro semiestruturado (sujeitos da gestão municipal e unidades de saúde), de observação da rotina dos diferentes tipos de Estabelecimentos Assistenciais de Saúde (EAS) e de fontes secundárias. Foram definidas 59 EAS, com base na proporção de unidades instaladas em cada distrito de saúde, e foram realizadas 106 entrevistas. Os indicadores utilizados para medir o grau de implantação em relação à estrutura foram: instalação física, equipamentos odontológicos, manutenção dos equipamentos odontológicos, instrumentais permanentes, materiais de consumo, materiais educativos e recursos humanos, pontuados com escore 0 ou 1. A pontuação recebida entre o observado e o esperado foi dividida, obtendo-se uma pontuação por indicador, por unidade de saúde, até chegar-se a um valor global. A classificação proposta foi a de quartis , em que o grau de implantação foi considerado satisfatório com valores acima de 75 por cento; aceitável, entre 50 por cento e 75 por cento; regular, entre 25 por cento e 49 por cento; e crítico, abaixo de 25 por cento. O grau de implantação do serviço de atenção à saúde bucal, em relação à dimensão estrutura (dados primários) foi considerado regular, alcançando um valor de 41,18 por cento. Os resultados gerados a partir da coleta dos dados secundários para compor as dimensões estrutura e processo, foram analisados de acordo com os parâmetros vigentes do MS e com as pactuações do município, não recebendo uma classificação quantitativa. Pelos dados observados, pode-se sugerir que os instrumentos de gestão existem para cumprir uma exigência legal e não para o exercício de uma adequada gerência do serviço de saúde bucal, assim como os indicadores do pacto de 2005 a 2007 e as ações de saúde bucal informadas no SIAB e SIA-SUS em relação aos procedimentos da atenção básica e especializada, mostraram estar aquém do que foi pactuado e da real necessidade da população manauara. O contexto organizacional local apresentou relação com o grau de implantação do serviço de atenção à saúde bucal, tendo como consequência a efetivação de práticas do modelo hegemônico, não condizentes com a política atual de saúde bucal. / The present study aimed to analyze the implementation of an oral health service in the municipality of Manaus. An evaluation research was carried, in the form of implementation analysis, involving contextual determiners of the rate of implementation of the oral health service, incorporating normative analysis of the dimensions “structure” and “process”. The strategy used was the single-case study, where the materials were collected from primary sources through a structured questionnaire and interview with semi-structured script (with subjects from the municipality management and health units), from routine observation of the different types of Assistance Health Establishments (EAS) and secondary sources. Fifty-nine EAS were defined based on the ratio of installed unit in each health district, and 106 interviews were carried on. The indicators used to measure the rate of implementation related to structure were: physical installation, dental equipments, maintenance of dental equipments, permanent instruments, consumer goods, educational materials and human resources, scored 0 or 1. The scores received between what was observed and what was expected was divided, thus obtaining one grade per indicator per health unit, until a global score was reached. The classification proposed was of “quartiles”, where the grade of implementation with values above 75% were considered satisfactory, between 50% and 75% were considered acceptable, between 25% and 49%, regular, and lower than 25%, critical. The rate of implementation of oral health service compared to the dimension “structure” (primary data) was considered regular, reaching 41.18%. The results obtained from secondary data collection to compose the dimensions “structure” and “process”, analyzed according to the parameters proposed by the Health Ministry and obliged by the municipality did not receive a quantitative score. By the data observed it can be suggested that management instruments exist in order to comply a legal exigency and not for the exercise an adequate management of the oral health service, similarly to the indicators of the 2005 and 2007 pacts and oral health actions informed at SIAB and SIA-SUS regarding procedures of basic and specialized attention, which proved to be short of those complied and the real needs of the population of Manaus. The local organizational context presented relationship to the rate of implementation of oral health services, with effectuation of practices from the hegemonic model as consequence, which are not in accordance to the present policy of oral health.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:30:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GeorgiaCAS.pdf: 1172018 bytes, checksum: ddbd3f0e4914969b01e2de84e34c11fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-13 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The Specialized Dental Care Centers (CEO) were developed to provide specialized dental care to the population, given the accumulated needs of health since the past. They must operate as units of reference for the Oral Health Team of the Primary Care, complementing the dental procedures performed at this level of attention. This study aims to assess the performance of CEOs of the Grande Natal Health Region as a strategy of Secondary Care consolidation in oral health through users, dentists and managers. For this to try to identify factors about access, hosting and satisfaction with the service, the actions developed in these centers, integration between the CEOs and the Basic Health Units (UBS), considering the reference and counter reference. Data were collected through semi-structured interview, conducted in four CEOs, among 253 users, 31 dentists and 4 managers. It was submitted to descriptive statistical analysis and to content analysis by software ALCESTE 4.5. The results revealed that the specialties of prosthesis, endodontics and surgery were the most sought by 38.2%, 23.7% and 21.7% of respondents, respectively. It was noticed that among users aged 18 to 30 years-old the greatest demand is for the specialty of endodontics (44.4%) and over 50 years for prosthesis (76.4%). There is a weakness in the reference and counter reference between UBS and CEO, because part of users goes directly to the centers without going before to the Primary Care and the majority does not want to return to the dentist of Health Unit. Satisfaction with care was reported by 90.9% of users, because they resolved the problems needed and were welcomed by the team. But the delay in care was the main factor for not satisfaction. For most dentists, some users could solve their problems completely in Primary Care, which shows the existence of unnecessary referrals to the CEOs, however they consider the existence of limiting factors in UBS that compromise the service. Most dentists revealed that some users do not get to CEOs with the basic dental treatment done, and some of them do not counter reference users. It can be concluded that the studied CEOs are being resolutive for those who access them, offering necessary care for the population, and if they don t account with this service, will encounter obstacles to resolution of problems, ranging seek care service in particular, in another public sector, or even giving up treatment. However, it is perceived the need of professionals training to understand the importance of the reference and counter reference, to that they can better serve and guide users. It is also important that cities offer better conditions to UBS and CEOs, so they can work together, with complementary actions of oral health, seeking full care, aiming for better resolution to the users' health problems / Os Centros de Especialidades Odontol?gicas (CEOs) foram criados para assegurar atendimentos odontol?gicos especializados ? popula??o brasileira, diante das necessidades de sa?de acumuladas h? bastante tempo. Devem funcionar como unidades de refer?ncia para as Equipes de Sa?de Bucal da Aten??o B?sica, com procedimentos cl?nicos odontol?gicos complementares aos realizados neste n?vel de aten??o. Este estudo objetiva avaliar o desempenho dos CEOs da Regi?o de Sa?de da Grande Natal como estrat?gia de consolida??o da Aten??o Secund?ria em sa?de bucal atrav?s dos usu?rios, cirurgi?es-dentistas e diretores. Para isto busca-se identificar fatores relacionados ao acesso, acolhimento e satisfa??o com o servi?o, as a??es desenvolvidas nestes centros, integra??o entre os CEOs e as Unidades B?sicas de Sa?de (UBS), considerando a rela??o de refer?ncia e contra-refer?ncia. Os dados foram coletados atrav?s de entrevista semi-estruturada, realizadas em quatro CEOs, entre 253 usu?rios, 31 dentistas e 4 diretores, e submetidos ? an?lise estat?stica descritiva e ? an?lise de conte?do informatizada atrav?s do software ALCESTE 4.5. Os resultados mostraram que as especialidades de pr?tese, endodontia e cirurgia foram as mais procuradas, por 38,2%, 23,7% e 21,7% dos entrevistados, respectivamente. Percebeu-se que entre os usu?rios na faixa et?ria de 18 a 30 anos a maior procura ? para a especialidade de endodontia (44,4%) e os acima de 50 anos, para pr?tese (76,4%). Observa-se uma fragilidade no sistema de refer?ncia e contra-refer?ncia entre a UBS e o CEO, na medida em que parte dos usu?rios v?o diretamente aos centros sem passar antes pela Aten??o B?sica e a maioria n?o deseja retornar ao dentista da Unidade de Sa?de. A satisfa??o com o atendimento foi relatada por 90,9% dos usu?rios, pois conseguiram resolver os problemas que precisavam e foram bem acolhidos pela equipe. Por?m, a demora no atendimento foi o principal fator para a n?o satisfa??o. Para a maioria dos dentistas, alguns usu?rios poderiam resolver seus problemas completamente na Aten??o B?sica, o que revela a exist?ncia de encaminhamentos desnecess?rios aos CEOs, entretanto consideram a exist?ncia de fatores limitantes nas UBS que comprometem o atendimento. Grande parte dos dentistas revelou que a maioria dos usu?rios n?o chega aos CEOs com o tratamento odontol?gico b?sico realizado, e alguns n?o contra-referenciam os usu?rios. Pode-se concluir que os CEOs estudados est?o sendo resolutivos para aqueles que os acessaram, oferecendo atendimentos necess?rios ? popula??o que, se n?o contasse com esse servi?o, encontraria entraves ? resolu??o dos problemas, indo buscar atendimento no servi?o particular, em outro setor p?blico, ou at? desistindo do tratamento. Contudo, percebe-se a necessidade de capacita??o dos profissionais para que compreendam a import?ncia da refer?ncia e da contra-refer?ncia e que possam melhor atender e orientar os usu?rios. Tamb?m ? preciso que os munic?pios ofere?am melhores condi??es ?s UBS e aos CEOs, para que possam atuar conjuntamente, com a??es complementares de sa?de bucal, atendendo a popula??o de maneira integral e resolutiva

Denna studie undersökte samarbetet mellan tandvård och socialtjänst i att identifiera barn som utsatts för våld. Syftet med studien var att identifiera hinder, utmaningar och möjligheter för förbättringar i samarbetet. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med fyra tandvårdspersonal, två socialtjänstarbetare och en universitetsadjunkt som även är tandläkare med specialistutbildning. Resultatet visade fyra huvudteman: utbildning, hinder och utmaningar, dokumentation och samarbete. Respondenterna betonade vikten av utbildning om våld och samarbete mellan professionella grupper för att förbättra samarbetet mellan tandvård och socialtjänst. De hinder som identifierades var brist på riktlinjer för tandvårdspersonal att rapportera oro för ett barn och undviker skyldigheten att rapportera. Dessutom ansågs detaljerade journalanteckningar inom tandvården vara avgörande för socialtjänsten för att få ett helhetsperspektiv för barn som utsatts för våld. Samarbetet betraktades som avgörande för att få en övergripande bild av situationen och tillhandahålla adekvat vård. Dessa resultat kan användas för att utveckla och förbättra samarbetet mellan tandvård och socialtjänst i att identifiera våld mot barn. / This study examined the collaboration between dental care and social services in identifying children exposed to violence. The purpose of the study was to identify obstacles, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in cooperation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four dental care professionals, two social service workers, and one university lecturer. The results showed four main themes: education, barriers and challenges, documentation, and collaboration. Respondents emphasized the importance of education on violence and cooperation between professional groups to improve collaboration between dental care and social services. The obstacles identified included the lack of guidelines for dental professionals on reporting concerns about a child and the absence of exemptions from the obligation to report. Additionally, detailed journal entries in dental care were deemed essential to investigating the overall situation of children exposed to violence. Collaboration was considered crucial to obtaining an overall picture of the situation and providing adequate care. These findings can be used to develop and enhance collaboration between dental care and social services in identifying abused children.

Som tandhygienist är det mycket intressant att studera karies-epidemiologiska undersökningar på både nationell och internationell nivå. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att beskriva och jämföra kariesstatus (DMFT) hos 12-åringar i Sverige och Irak, och några av de faktorer som kan påverka DMFT komponenternas roll och inverkan.För att besvara syftet användes information från litteratur och tidskrifter samt WHO:s databas om länderna. Resultatet visar att DMFT för 12-åringar i Irak var 1.7 (2003) och i Sverige 1.0 (2005). DT-komponenten, d.v.s. obehandlad karies, var hög hos irakiska barn medan FT- komponenten var hög för danska barn (inga data tillgängliga för Sverige). DMFT-medelvärde, sockerkonsumtion, ekonomiska resurser för tandvård, antal tandvårdpersonal och fluorprogram var mycket olika i Sverige och Irak, men differensen i DMFT var ändå inte markant. / As a dental hygienist it is relevant to study caries epidemiological studies on both national and international levels. The purpose of this literature study has been to describe and compare dental caries status (DMFT) of 12 years olds in Sweden and Iraq and the factors underlying the DMFT and DMFT components and facilitating role. To achieve the objective information from scientific literature and publications, and data from WHO database on these countries were used. Results showed that the DMFT for 12 year olds in Iraq and Sweden was 1.7(2003), 1.0 (2005) respectively. DT component was high among Iraqi children (untreated caries) while the FT component was high in Denmark, (no data was available for Sweden). DMFT mean, sugar consumption, economic resources for dental care, number of dental health professionals, and fluoride applications were very different in Sweden and Iraq, yet DMFT difference was not marked and serious.