Purpose: This study examined differences in oral health status and dental treatment needs by HMO regions in Virginia. Methods: The Division of Dental Health (DDH), Virginia Department of Health (VDH), completed the 1999 Virginia Oral Health Needs Assessment (VSOHNA) with the cooperation of the Virginia Department of Education. The survey used a probability proportional to size (PPS) sample design in selecting school children from public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Surface (DMFS/dfs) and tooth-level (DMFT/dft) data were collected as indicators of dental disease on all children. Child-level data was also recorded for each student consisting of age, race, gender, enrollment in a free and reduced lunch program, medical insurance status, dental insurance status, and history of dental visits. A descriptive and regression analysis was completed to examine the relationship between HMO regions and oral health status indicators. Results: The survey included more than 5,000 children in 200 schools and 52 school districts. The mean DMFT/dft levels were 1.47 (.33) and 1.7 (.03), respectively. The mean level of untreated decay (dt) for all schoolchildren was 0.66 (0.01). First graders had the highest levels of untreated disease at 0.71, while third graders had a mean of 0.66. The Central region of the state appeared to have the highest level of untreated decay. Conclusion: There were no significant differences in the percentage of "caries-free" children between the HMO regions. Untreated dental disease of Virginia schoolchildren varied according to the region in which they lived.

THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN PREGNANCY ON KNOWLEDGE AND RETENTION OF INFANT ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION By Andrew D. Zima, Jr., B.S., M.S., D.D.S. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010 Major Director: Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, D.D.S., Ph.D Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry Purpose: The purpose was to examine the effect of motivational counseling in pregnancy with readiness and acceptance of infant oral health information. Methods: The study used a prospective cohort design to examine the effect of prenatal education and motivational counseling with expectant mothers about infant oral health care readiness. Participants were all enrolled in a prenatal care program called Centering Pregnancy offered by VCU’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. They all completed a pre-survey questionnaire, followed by a motivational counseling intervention, and then completed a post-survey questionnaire. A third survey was sent out 1 year post-partum. The participants were evaluated for their willingness to accept v vi information, their knowledge about infant oral health, and the retention and implementation of infant oral health information. Results: A sample of 87 pregnant women completed the pre- and post-survey and 11 of these participants completed and mailed back the 1 year post-partum survey. Based on the analysis of the readiness (RAPIDD scale) responses, the participants showed statistically significant overall improvements in their pre versus post survey openness to health information (p < .0039) and value for dental health (p < .001). The results for the knowledge portion of the survey demonstrated an increase in their infant oral health education, showing a significant change across time (p < .0001) from the pre survey to both the post and 1 year post partum surveys. The results to the last portion of the pre, post, and 1 year survey illustrated that the participants learned at what age to establish a dental home for their infant. Conclusion: This study has shown that with the proper educational tools parents are able to accept and improve their knowledge related to infant oral health and the prevention of early childhood caries. Data suggests that parents are implementing routine home infant oral health measures, but fewer have established a dental home by age 1.

Purpose: This was a pilot study to assess the impact of a preventive strategy following full-mouth dental rehabilitation (FMDR) under general anesthesia in children with early childhood dental caries. Methods: Sixty-six patients completed FMDR and were included in the analysis. At the consultation visit, caries risk assessment (CRA) and dental exam information were recorded, and caregivers completed an oral health knowledge (OHK) questionnaire. Patients returned for a post-surgery and recall visit. Caregivers received oral hygiene instructions in a motivational-interviewing style. Results:At the consultation visit all patients were high risk. At the post-surgery visit, only 47% remained high risk (chi-square P Conclusions: Preliminary data demonstrates that the preventive strategy is effective in reducing CRA level in children following FMDR.

Purpose: The purpose was to determine differences in serum vitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and calcium levels between patients with early childhood caries (ECC) and patients without dental decay. Materials and Methods: Serum vitamin D, PTH, and calcium levels were obtained from 30 children without dental decay who acted as controls and 60 children with ECC. A questionnaire was filled out by the parent/guardian of each participant consisting of questions regarding medical and dental history, exposure to sources of vitamin D and demographic information. Results: The difference in the vitamin D levels of the participants was most strongly associated with race. African American participants demonstrated lower levels of vitamin D than non-African Americans. After adjusting for race- related differences there was no significant difference in the Vitamin D levels in the ECC cases and the healthy controls. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that vitamin D levels, at least among non-African Americans, are unrelated to caries development. Future research in this area must control for important confounding factors such as skin pigmentation, season of measurement of serum vitamin D, sun exposure, fluoride exposure, water fluoridation status and tooth brushing in order to allow for vitamin D levels to be better tested against caries experience.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the social determinants of CHIP (Child Health Investment Partnership) of Roanoke Valley children who participated in the preventive oral health program compared to those who did not. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of children (n=2,425) enrolled in CHIP of Roanoke Valley from September 2008-September 2014. Bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression models were used to compare age, gender, race, locality, parents’ education level, age at enrollment, and length of enrollment for oral health program participants versus those who did not participate. Results: Children who were Hispanic as well as children who enrolled in CHIP at an earlier age were more likely to enroll in the oral health program. Conclusions: By focusing on enrolling children at earlier ages, there is the potential to increase the use of dental care to match the recommended periodicity of dental care for young children.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective chart review was to determine if the survival of two methods of vital pulp therapy (VPT) were influenced by the pre-operative radiographic depth and location of caries. Methods: Electronic patient records (axiUm®) that contained the procedure codes D3120, Indirect Pulp Therapy (IPT), or D3220, Therapeutic Pulpotomy (TP), were queried. Qualifying charts’ pre-operative and post-operative radiographs were viewed in MiPACS® by two raters. Visit records were queried again to identify any other treatment failures. Results: A total of 568 primary molars met the eligibility criteria. There was a difference in survival depending upon the treatment procedure (P < .0001), with D3220 having a significantly higher failure rate than D3120. In the 182 total cases with caries 2/3 to encroaching the pulp, therapy success was greater with IPT (P < .0001). Conclusion: IPT results in longer overall clinical success even at the deepest level of caries.

Com o avanço tecnológico, a utilização de novos objetos de aprendizagem modernos, que têm as características de flexibilidade, interoperabilidade, customização, indexação e facilidade de atualização, vem ocupando espaço na área da Educação. As diretrizes curriculares determinam a substituição do currículo mínimo, a partir da flexibilização dos conteúdos e com a participação do aluno como sujeito no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Este trabalho tem como objetivos: avaliar os principais conteúdos utilizados no tópico de cirurgia em Odontopediatria; observar a participação dos voluntários nesse processo e verificar a aceitação do uso de um novo objeto de aprendizagem da Teleodontologia aplicado à Odontopediatria. Foi aplicado um questionário de avaliação dos conteúdos do tópico de cirurgia em Odontopediatria com alunos de graduação, pós-graduandos, professores e profissionais do serviço público; onde cada voluntário (n=387) atribuiu valores, no sentido de classificar os tópicos entre aqueles fundamentais e aqueles complementares ao processo de aprendizagem do tema, tendo como referência as competências e habilidades necessárias ao atendimento clínico envolvendo a execução desses procedimentos. A sistematização dos resultados dos questionários respondidos pelos professores foi o subsídio utilizado no desenvolvimento do objeto de aprendizagem (Projeto Homem Virtual - Exodontia de molares decíduos inferiores/Técnica pterigomandibular), e um novo questionário, para avaliar a aceitação desse objeto no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, foi utilizado. Através do Projeto Homem Virtual da Disciplina de Telemedicina da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo em parceria com a Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo, foram desenvolvidas imagens de alta qualidade visual e didática, abordando a inervação, técnica anestésica e exodontia de molares decíduos posteriores inferiores. Assiste-se a imagens de estruturas anatômicas em 3D com movimentos fisiológicos, e observa-se a biomecânica e a dinâmica funcional que seriam impossíveis de serem demonstradas por métodos convencionais. As imagens são usadas para apoiar o estudo dos alunos e a capacitação de profissionais em qualquer local de ensino superior odontológico. Há grande benefício em transmitir o conhecimento de horas de aula teórica em minutos de estudo dirigido, o que significa um aspecto inovador e motivador. Os resultados foram submetidos ao Teste Qui-Quadrado de Pearson. Dentre os principais conteúdos avaliados no tópico de cirurgia em Odontopediatria, o de Princípios básicos dos procedimentos cirúrgicos (p=0,002), o de Técnica anestésica pterigomandibular (p=0,001) e o de Acidentes e Complicações (p<0,001) tiveram uma maior ponderação do ponto de vista de habilidades e competências. Todos os voluntários da pesquisa gostaram de participar como sujeito no processo ensino-aprendizagem, avaliando e analisando os conteúdos e o vídeo, e a aceitação do uso da Teleodontologia como recurso educacional aplicado a anestesia e exodontia em Odontopediatria foi de 98,7%. / Due to technological progress, the education field has been increasingly using new modern learning objects, with features of flexibility, interoperability, customization, indexation and agility for updating. Curriculum directions determine the replacement of the minimum curriculum, based on the flexibilization of the contents and the participation of the student as the subject in the teaching-learning process. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the main contents used for the topic Pediatric Dental Surgery, observe the participation of the volunteers in this process and verify the acceptance of the use of a new Teledentistry learning object applied to Pediatric Dentistry. An evaluation questionnaire regarding the contents used for the topic Pediatric Dental Surgery was applied to graduation and post-graduation students, teachers and public-service professionals, where each volunteer (n=387) assigned values to the topics in order to classify them as fundamental or complementary to the learning process of the subject, using as reference the competences and skills required for the procedures involved in delivering clinical service. The development of the learning object (Virtual Man Project Extraction of the lower deciduous molars/Mandibular block technique) was supported by the systematization of the results obtained from the questionnaires completed by the teachers, and a new questionnaire was used to evaluate the acceptance of this object in the teachinglearning process. Images of high visual and didactic quality were developed by the Virtual Man Project of the Telemedicine Discipline FMUSP (School of Medicine São Paulo University) together with FOUSP (Dental School - São Paulo University) covering innervation, anesthetic technique and extraction of the lower posterior deciduous molars. These images show 3D anatomic structures with physiological movements, observing the biomechanics and functional dynamics, which would be impossible to be demonstrated by conventional methods. The images are used to support student learning and professional training at any higher educational institution focused at the dentist profession/dental school. The great benefit is to transmit the knowledge of hours of theoretical class in minutes of directed study, which represents an innovative and motivating aspect. The results were submitted to the Pearson chi-square test. Among the main contents evaluated in the topic Pediatric Dentistry, Basic principles of surgical procedures (p=0.002), Mandibular block technique (p=0.001) and Accidents and Complications (p<0.001) were the most relevant based on skills and competences. All the volunteers enjoyed participating as a subject in the teaching-learning process, evaluating and analyzing the contents and the video, and the acceptance of the use of Teledentistry as an educational resource applied to anesthesia and exodontics for Pediatric Dentistry was 98.7%.

O Bruxismo é um hábito parafuncional, caracterizado pelo apertamento ou rangimento dos dentes, de modo contínuo. Tem sido relacionado a uma etiologia multifatorial, nas quais os aspectos psicológicos vêm sendo reconhecidos como importantes. Embora tenha sido estudado principalmente em adultos, tem sido observado um número cada vez maior de crianças com Bruxismo. Assim, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar a dinâmica afetiva de crianças com bruxismo. Foi realizada uma análise comparativa de dois grupos de 15 crianças cada, pareadas por sexo, idade e escolaridade: Grupo 1 - crianças com Bruxismo e o Grupo 2 - sem Bruxismo atendidas pela Clínica de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, com idades variando entre 6 e 12 anos, de ambos os sexos. Procedeu-se a aplicação individual dos participantes: com as crianças do Teste de Apercepção Temática Infantil (CAT A), e com os acompanhantes responsáveis foi realizada uma Entrevista Semi-Estruturada. A análise dos resultados, a partir da abordagem Psicanalítica, possibilitou a discussão de aspectos específicos da dinâmica afetiva das crianças com Bruxismo quando comparadas ao grupo controle, dentre os quais destacamos: conduta marcada por evitação de problemas, tendência submissa ao lidar com conflitos, baixos indicadores de criatividade e imaturidade. O comportamento submisso pôde ser observado na categoria Problemática, onde as crianças com bruxismo mostraram lidar com seus principais conflitos através da submissão, dificultando o enfrentamento e resolução dos mesmos; evidenciaram ainda baixa auto-confiança e desfechos de sucesso no final de suas histórias apenas quando o comportamento submisso estava presente. As categorias de Herói, Conjunto e a subcategoria Histórias mostraram funcionamento rebaixado da criatividade, uma vez que as histórias foram descritivas, estereotipadas e restritas na apresentação de relacionamentos sociais para além dos familiares. As categorias Problemática, Necessidades, Conjunto e Mecanismos de defesa mostraram índices de imaturidade que foram corroborados por vários aspectos da entrevista realizada com os acompanhantes, tais como: medos atuais da criança, local onde criança dorme, descrição do sono atual, hábitos orais e descrição atual da criança. Observou-se ainda que o funcionamento da criatividade nestas crianças pode estar restringido por questões emocionais e tendo como principal forma de conduta adaptativa o comportamento submisso aliado a uma imaturidade emocional. Desta forma, este trabalho contribuiu para uma maior compreensão dos aspectos psicológicos das crianças que apresentam Bruxismo e aponta para a necessidade de trabalhos conjuntos entre a Psicologia e a Odontologia visando um olhar integral sobre estas crianças. / Bruxism is a parafunctional habit, characterized by continuous teeth clenching or grinding. Its etiology has been related to multiple factors, in which psychological aspects have been acknowledged as important. Although bruxism has been mainly studied in adults, an increasing number of children with this problem have been observed. This research aimed to examine the affective dynamics of children with bruxism. A comparative analysis was performed, involving two groups of 15 children each, paired by gender, age and education level: Group 1 children with bruxism and Group 2 without bruxism attended by the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, with ages ranging from 6 to 12 years, male and female. The participants were subject to the individual application of: the Thematic Childrens Apperception Test (CAT A) to the children, and a semistructured interview to the responsible companions. Based on the psychoanalytic approach, the analysis of the results made it possible to discuss specific aspects of the affective dynamics of children with bruxism in comparison with the control group, among which the following stand out: behavior marked by problem avoidance, submissive tendency in dealing with conflicts, low creativity levels and immaturity. The submissive behavior could be observed in the Problem category, where the children with bruxism showed that they dealt with their main conflicts through submission, making problem coping and solving more difficult; they also evidenced low self-confidence and successful outcomes at the end of their stories only occurred when submissive behavior was present. The categories Hero, Group and the subcategory Stories showed decreased creativity functioning, as the stories were descriptive, stereotyped and restricted in the presentation of social relationships beyond the family. The categories Problem, Needs, Group and Defense mechanisms showed immaturity levels that were corroborated by different aspects in the interview with the companions, such as: the childs current fears, place where the child sleeps, description of current sleep, oral habits and current description of the child. It was also observed that the functioning of creativity in these children might be restricted by emotional issues and might take submissive behavior as the main form of adaptive conduct, allied with emotional immaturity. Thus, this research contributed to a further understanding about the psychological aspects of children with bruxism and points towards the need for collaboration between Psychology and dentistry, with a view to a comprehensive perspective on these children.

A Odontopediatria e a Psicologia se inter-relacionam e completam, principalmente quando existe necessidade de atendimento odontopediátrico. Quando o paciente é criança em idade pré-escolar, torna-se imperioso uma interação entre estas áreas, para que o resultado final traga benefícios para o paciente. A observação do comportamento das crianças em Odontopediatria é ferramenta importante para a elaboração do plano de tratamento. Levantamento bibliográfico sobre instrumentos para avaliação do comportamento de crianças em ambiente odontológico, mostrou que escalas eram o instrumento mais utilizado, porém, não se encontrou escalas aplicáveis às faixas etárias abaixo de 36 meses. Predominantemente, escalas para avaliação de comportamento estavam direcionadas a medir medo e ansiedade, pressupondo sua existência. Nesta pesquisa buscou-se elaborar e aplicar uma escala observacional para avaliação do comportamento, em primeira consulta odontológica, em crianças entre um e três anos de idade. A escala foi denominada EOCI – Escala de Observação do Comportamento Infantil. A finalidade era avaliar o comportamento em todas as etapas do primeiro atendimento, identificando o grau de cooperação e participação, e não quantificar ou classificar a presença de medo ou ansiedade. A escala foi aplicada em 398 sujeitos de ambos os sexos, oriundos de classes sociais e estruturas familiares diversas, freqüentando creches, pré-escolas ou no próprio lar. Os materiais utilizados foram: vestimenta seguindo as normas para profissionais de saúde; o ambiente foi sempre um consultório odontológico com o equipamento mínimo necessário para atendimento sem procedimento; como instrumental foi utilizado um espelho clínico e o material impresso constou de: convite aos pais, questionário de dados demográficos e sociais do paciente, termo de consentimento informado para pais ou responsáveis e folheto de orientação aos pais sobre como se comportar durante o atendimento. O procedimento consistiu em uma seqüência de atendimento simples, desde a entrada da criança na sala, apresentação aos equipamentos básicos, exame clínico e saída da criança, sempre acompanhada por um dos pais. A EOCI – Escala de Observação do Comportamento Infantil foi desenvolvida seguindo critérios de padronização e normatização. Consta de dez itens, com cinco possíveis respostas para cada um, relacionados ao ambiente, equipamentos, instrumentais e à própria pessoa do Odontopediatra e as respostas estão relacionadas a tipos de comportamentos que as crianças podem apresentar durante este primeiro contato. Após a avaliação da criança somaram-se as pontuações, obtendo-se um escore final. Com a análise estatística dos dados em quartis, chegou-se a uma classificação dividida em quatro níveis, correspondentes a quatro padrões de comportamentos de cooperação / não cooperação. Estes padrões são também apresentados em tabelas divididas por idade, sexo e comportamento, onde é possível localizar o escore individual e comparar com a classificação da amostra. Observou-se que a maioria das crianças sem experiência prévia com situação odontológica não apresenta medo. Também se pode afirmar que a maioria das crianças apresenta um comportamento cooperativo com o dentista durante seu atendimento, quando este é realizado nestas circunstâncias. Concluiu-se que a escala pode ser uma ferramenta útil para auxiliar o odontopediatra na realização de um exame clínico completo e como preditor do comportamento de cooperação futura. / Pedodontology and the Psychology are interrelated and complementary areas, mainly when the need of interventionist treatment exists. When the patient is a preschool age child, an interaction among these areas becomes imperious so that the final result brings benefits to the patient. The observation of the children's behavior in Pedodontics is an important tool for the elaboration of the treatment plan. Gathering of bibliographical data showed that the scales were the most commonly used instrument to evaluate children's behavior. However, it was not found any that could be applicable in the age groups below 36 months. Predominantly, the behavior evaluating scales were focused on measuring fear and anxiety, presupposing their existence. In this research, we elaborated and applied an observacional scale for evaluation of the behavior, in a first attendance, in children between one and three years. The scale was denominated CBOS – Children’s Behavior Observation Scale. The purpose was to evaluate the behavior in all the stages of the first attendance, identifying the cooperation degree and participation, and not to quantify or classify the presence of fear or anxiety. The scale was applied in 398 subjects of both sexes, with all sort of social and family backgrounds, frequenting day cares, pre-schools or at their own home. The materials used were: clothes following the rules for health professionals; the environment was always an odontological clinic with the minimum equipment necessary for the attendance without procedure; as the instrumental a clinical mirror was used and the printed paper material consisted of: invitation to the parents, questionnaire of the patient's demographic and social data, term of informed consent for the parents or the person responsible for the child and orientation pamphlet to the parents on how they should behave during the attendance. The procedure consisted of a sequence of simple attendance, from the child's entrance in the room, presentation to the basic equipments, clinical exam and the child's exit always together with one of the parents. The CBOS – Children’s Behavior Observation Scale was developed following criteria of standardization and normatization. It consists of ten items, with five possible answers for each one, related to the atmosphere, equipment, instrumental and to the own person of Pediatric Dentistry and the answers are related to types of behaviors that the children could present during this first contact. After the child's evaluation the obtained punctuations were added being obtained a final score. With the statistical analysis of the data in quartis, we came to a classification divided in four levels corresponding to four patterns of cooperation behaviors / no cooperation. These patterns are also presented in tables divided by age, sex and behavior, where it is possible to locate the individual score and to compare with the classification of the sample. It was observed that most of the children inexperienced with odontological situation don't present fear. We can also affirm that most of the children present a cooperative behavior with the dentist during his attendance, when this is done under these circumstances. As a conclusion it was observed that the scale can be a useful tool to aid pediatric dentistry to perform a complete clinical exam and as a predictor of the future cooperation behavior.

Uma das questões relevantes para a prática da Odontopediatria, e aqui abordada, se refere à indução e controle do comportamento da criança antes e durante o procedimento clínico. Os chamados comportamentos não-colaborativos da criança apresentam-se como um dos principais desafios que o profissional, odontopediatra, enfrenta em seu dia-a-dia. Espera-se que ele conheça a criança em seu contexto, inserida no seu ambiente social e familiar, de modo a exercer a Odontopediatria de forma humanizada como uma abordagem holística da criança para levar não só ela, como também seus acompanhantes a uma condição de bem estar. Uma das formas de favorecer a colaboração da criança é, o uso de ferramentas alternativas, como por exemplo, oferecer informações sobre os procedimentos que serão realizados de forma lúdica e de fácil compreensão para ela. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo apresentar a proposta da elaboração de uma ferramenta audiovisual para a introdução da criança ao ambiente odontopediátrico, dentro da proposta de condicionamento FALAR -MOSTRAR FAZER. A ferramenta audiovisual é o centro deste estudo, sendo que poderá ser utilizada em diversas situações no consultório odontopediátrico: em sala de espera, antecedendo o atendimento, ou até durante o mesmo, distraindo a criança e tentando diminuir a ansiedade e o medo com a probabilidade de incentivar comportamentos colaborativos. Pensando em ferramentas para a distração e condicionamento positivo do comportamento de crianças em consultório odontológico, o audiovisual passou a ser mais presente em ambientes clínicos, ainda na primeira década do século XXI. Sendo assim, este trabalho consistiu na elaboração e construção de um seriado denominado Wesley vai ao Dentista, composto por 4 vídeos educativos que são eles: 1- Bem-vindo ao Dentista Wesley; 2- Levanta a mão Wesley; 3- Vamos limpar os dentes Wesley e 4- Final feliz no Dentista Wesley. Nos vídeos o personagem Wesley é um boneco e o Doutor Sorriso, um menino, isto com a finalidade de criar maior identificação pelas crianças e dar uma linguagem lúdica à ferramenta. / One of the relevant questions to the practice of Pediatric Dentistry is related to the induction and control of child positive behavior before and during the clinical procedure. The so-called \"non-collaborative behavior\" of the child is presented as one of the main challenges to the pediatric dentist in the daily practice. It is expected that the pediatric dentist knows the child in full psychological and social context, inserted in the childs family and social environment in order to practice more humanized treatment, thus offering physical and emotional comfort to the child and parents before, during and after treatment. One way to improve the child\'s collaboration is through the use of alternative tools, such as providing information on the procedures to be performed using ludic tools that are easily understood by the child. This study aimed to present the proposal of an audiovisual tool for introducing children to the dental environment by using the strategy: To TALK - To SHOW - To DO. The audiovisual tool is the main purpose of this study, and may be used in different situations in the pediatric dental office: waiting room, prior dental care or even during it, distracting the child and trying to decrease anxiety and fear and increase the probability to encourage collaborative behavior. Considering tools for distraction and positive behavior conditioning of children in the dental office, audiovisual aids have become more present in clinical settings in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Therefore, this work aimed to develop and create a series called \"Wesley Goes to the Dentist\", which consists of four educational videos to show the child that going to the pediatric dentist is not a bad thing. The videos are: 1- Welcome to the Dentist, Wesley; 2- Raise your hand, Wesley; 3- We will clean your teeth, Wesley 4- Happy End in the dentist, Wesley. In these videos, the character Wesley is a puppet while Doctor Smile is a boy for the purpose of creating greater identification with children and giving a playful language to the tool.