Objetivo: Comparar los niveles de conocimiento sobre la prevención y el control del COVID-19 en odontólogos que trabajaban en consultorios privados y públicos en la ciudad de Lima, Perú 2020. Materiales y métodos: El presente estudio fue observacional, descriptivo y transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 400 odontólogos colegiados, 200 odontólogos de consultorio privado y 200 de consultorio público en la ciudad de Lima. Para la recolección de datos sobre el nivel de conocimiento, se utilizó un cuestionario validado que constaba de 12 preguntas sobre conocimientos generales del COVID-19, las medidas de bioseguridad y las precauciones a lo largo de todo el proceso de atención odontológica. Para el análisis bivariado, se utilizó la prueba de Chi 2 y se consideró un valor de p estadísticamente significativo. Para el análisis multivariado, se usó la regresión de Poisson. Resultados: Se encontró una diferencia significativa al comparar el nivel de conocimiento sobre prevención y control del COVID-19 en odontólogos de consultorio público y consultorio privado. En donde los que laboran en consultorios públicos con un 77.50 % (155) obtuvo un nivel de conocimiento alto, en comparación a los que laboran en consultorio privado que con un 73.50% (147) obtuvo una calificación de nivel de conocimiento bajo. Conclusiones: Los odontólogos que laboran en consultorio privado tienen un bajo nivel de conocimiento sobre la COVID-19. Las deficiencias evidenciadas se centraron en medidas de bioseguridad, procederes y precauciones a lo largo de todo el proceso de atención odontológica a pacientes. / Objective: To compare the levels of knowledge about the prevention and control of COVID-19 in dentists who worked in private and public offices in the city of Lima, Peru 2020. Materials and methods: The present study was observational, descriptive, and cross- sectional. The sample consisted of 400 registered dentists, 200 dentists from private offices and 200 from public offices in the city of Lima. To collect data on the level of knowledge, a questionnaire consisting of 12 questions on general knowledge of COVID-19, biosecurity measures and precautions was used throughout the dental care process. For the bivariate analysis, the Chi 2 test was used, and a statistically significant p value. was considered. For multivariate analysis, Poisson regression was used Results: A significant difference was found when comparing the level of knowledge about prevention and control of COVID-19 in dentists from the public and private sectors. Where the public sector with 77.50% (155 dentists) obtained a high level of knowledge, compared to the private sector that with 73.50% (147 dentists) obtained a qualification of level of knowledge. Conclusions: Private sector dentists have a low level of knowledge about COVID-19. The deficiencies evidenced focused on biosecurity measures, procedures, and precautions throughout the entire process of dental care for patients. / Tesis

Swedish workforce has a shortage of practitioner dentists in 18 regions which is expected to last until 2035 (Hall Hoppe, 2022). At the same time, immigrant dentists face many challenges that delay or prevent their integration into the Swedish labour market. This paper investigates the process of immigrant dentists’ integration into the Swedish labour market, what obstacles they encounter, and in their perception, what are the requirements to facilitate their integration into the Swedish labour market. This research paper followed a qualitative method to achieve its aims. In order to obtain the necessary data to conduct the research, in-depth interviews were performed with immigrant dentists who received their education in countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. The main empirical findings reveal the need to transform immigrant dentists' human capital. In light of this, immigrant dentists need to choose one of two routes to be eligible to apply for the Swedish dental license, due to the devaluation of their education. Besides the need to master the Swedish language. There is a lack of support provided for the two routes for acquiring the Swedish dental license. The participants clarify that they need more support in both routes. The Knowledge Exams route lacks guidance, materials, and financial support. while the complementary courses route is limited to three cities which makes it challenging forimmigrant dentists to join if they live in a city that does not offer these courses. It also showed the importance of social connections in the licensing process, while it was not essential in the process of obtaining a job. This study informs policymakers and concerned stakeholders about the barriers and challenges immigrant dentists encounter when integrating into the Swedish labour market. Which contributes to making decisions that will help to facilitate immigrantdentists’ integration into the Swedish labour marke.

This study is designed to analyze the students' perceptions of the application process for a foreign-trained dental program. The goal was to add to the knowledge base the views of students who have experienced the application process of this type of program. Using a quantitative approach, the method of data collection was through a link to an online Likert survey which was emailed to graduates, first-year and second-year current students of the International Dental Studies (IDS) program at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Respondents were students who had experienced the IDS application process and had been accepted into the program. The study identified three topics: background, motivation and perception of fairness. The background information identified whether the participant was male/female and whether they were a current first-/second-year student or a graduate of the program. Motivation for applying was identified through questions about knowing someone who was in or had completed the program, and/or applied because of the program's reputation. Perception of fairness was determined by asking how the student felt about each required element of the process. By using structure based upon construct, which provides the researcher with a methodical review and configuration of the information, the study found that students had some views about application elements that, at times, conflicted with school's requirements. However, in general, the students felt the school was requiring the right elements for their application and were, therefore, basing their acceptance decisions on the correct requisites.

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Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka erfarenheter och åsikter hos allmäntandläkare samt specialisttandläkare runt om i Sverige genom en omfattande enkätstudie gällande användning av bettskenor i ett skyddande syfte av protetiska konstruktioner. 2771 tandläkarna hämtades ur en kunddatabas registrerade hos dental företaget Unident.Enkäten sammanställdes på Odontologiska fakulteten, Malmö högskola med 22 frågor. Enkäterna skickades ut i digital form i ett mejl genom Unident till tandläkarna. Antalet medverkande tandläkare blev 588.Studien visade att 67 % av tandläkarna ansåg att bettskenor i skyddande syfte vid protetiska konstruktioner ej var nödvändigt. Dock valde 4 av 5 tandläkare att ändå inkludera en skyddande bettskena till patienter med utförd protetik. Dagens litteratur är väldigt snäv i detta ämne och därmed finns ett behov för framtida studier utöver enkätstudier som påvisar evidens för potentiella bettskenor som agerar skyddande på protetiska konstruktioner hos patienter. / This study aimed to investigate the experiences and habits of dentists when prescribing an appliance as protection in prosthetic therapy in patients. Since there is no published scientific evidence showing that an appliance could be used as a protection in prosthetic therapy it was out of interest to know where dentists obtain their knowledge and if they consider themselves having an adequate competence in this field. The study is based on a survey that examines general dentists as well as dental specialists through a questionnaire with 22 questions out of mixed nature. The study covered 2771 dentists from different parts of Sweden, retrieved from a database of customer records handed by Unident, a dental company. A total of 588 dentists participated in the questionnaire. The use of appliances as protection in patients with prosthetic rehabilitation was considered no to be necessary among 67% of the dentists in this study. However, every 4 out of 5 dentists sometimes include an appliance as protection whenever prosthetic therapy is indicated. Today the literature is very sparse in this subject and there is an obvious need for future studies in a different design besides questionnaires, testing the evidence for a potential protective appliance in patients with prosthetic therapy.

Attracting and retaining strong faculty members in dental schools have long been challenges in the United States. Faced with an emerging crisis in the availability and quality of dental educators, many researchers have focused on analyzing data and trends related to this subject. Even though there are substantial studies that provide a picture of why domestic dentists choose to become dental educators, there are no dedicated studies investigating why foreign-educated dentists want to become dental educators. This distinct area is of particular importance as we witness increasing diversity of patients and an increased need for a more diverse health care workforce. The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons why foreign-educated dentists became dental educators in United States and furthermore, at University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. The research data was collected by means of surveys and in-depth interviews of foreign-trained faculty and IDS graduates on staff at Pacific. The data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics for the survey and a process of thematic analysis for interviews. The surveys' analysis yielded the following six factors that most positively influenced foreign-educated dentists in deciding to embrace a career as an academic educator: (1) Intellectual challenges and stimulation; (2) Opportunity to always be on the cutting edge; (3) Interest in science, new discovery, exploration; (4) Opportunity for regular interaction with other faculty dentists; (5) Desire to be a teacher. (6) Collegial environment of the university. There were two most negative factors identified, as follows: (1) Income differential compared to private practice; (2) Pressure to generate income for the university. Corroborated by analysis of the interviews, the following themes emerged: (1) Drive for research; (2) Desire to be on cutting edge. (3) Desire to share knowledge through teaching; (4) Social and personal factors and perceptions with emphasis on mentors' influence; (5) Negative influence of salary difference with respect to private practitioners. The findings of this study were similar to the available studies on foreign-trained dentists and to most of the studies already done on domestically trained dentists. The major factors found were comparable with the up-to-date literature. The elevated research drive, the intellectual challenges, the work environment, the desire to teach, and the mentors' influence were among those which mirrored almost perfectly the other studies. Some fine differences were found for foreign-trained dentists, such as a lighter financial burden caused by smaller student debt and the irrelevance of military practice experience. The study provides a number of suggestions for enhancing the recruiting and retaining process for dental academia: (1) Support and enhance the research capacity of dental schools; (2) Create structures to develop mentors; (3) Invest to build prestige; (4) Find creative ways to offset lower salaries; (5) Foster a pleasant academic working environment; (6) Use international activities to recruit international dentists. The study revealed factors that have been influential in participants' decisions to choose an academic career, in general and at Pacific. It is hoped that this study will be a useful reference in the increasingly difficult endeavor of adding and retaining world-class dental educators.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar quais os procedimentos clínicos e as dificuldades do ortodontista no pós-tratamento ortodôntico (contenção e pós-contenção), verificando se as condutas adotadas satisfazem possíveis reclames de pacientes que já terminaram o tratamento corretivo, com base nas determinações do Código Civil e do Código de Defesa do Consumidor quanto ao relacionamento profissional/paciente. A literatura ortodôntica é controversa no que diz respeito a técnicas, tempo, estabilidade e dificuldades inerentes ao tratamento. Um questionário foi enviado pelo correio a todos os especialistas inscritos no CRO/PR; 95 deles enviaram respostas. A análise percentual das respostas obtidas demonstrou que 73,6% dos profissionais não têm consciência plena do tempo para reclamos à Justiça em relação ao tratamento odontológico. Não conhecem o Art.177 do CCB (83,1%). Adotam contrato (67%), fazem ressalvas (48%), porém não estão cientes da validade das mesmas (59%). A maioria (60%) considera a Responsabilidade Civil do ortodontista como de resultado. Nos casos de recidiva pós-contenção, 70% propõem retratamento ortodôntico. Perante a insatisfação do paciente com o resultado do tratamento ortodôntico, 55% dos profissionais responderam que procurariam, de qualquer forma, evitar que o mesmo impetrasse ação de ordem cível. O desconhecimento da Lei e a existência de controvérsias no pós-tratamento ortodôntico, podem estar levando o ortodontista a responder civilmente pelas movimentações dentárias e alterações neuromusculares que ocorrerem nessa fase.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:25:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE- MARIA DE FATIMA NUNES.pdf: 908271 bytes, checksum: b4e04f588febe96f1789a9ad6d94abf9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-17 / Implementation of follow-up studies of former students is an efficient way to supervise the entire process of professional training and curriculum evaluation and guide representative councils on policies for the dental profession. The aim of this study was to identify professional profiles subgroups based on job-related variables and perception about profession in a sample of former students of a Brazilian public dental school the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Goias, who graduated between 1988 and 2007. Academic and professional data were gathered from obtained from the University Registrar s Office and the Federal Council of Dentistry, respectively. A web-based password protected questionnaire about job-related variables and perception about profession was sent individually by e-mail to the former students using a software manager. Descriptive and cluster analysis (Two-step cluster), between-groups comparison and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis. Answer rate was 53.0, predominantly female (64.9%) and mean age was 34-years (SD=6.0). Automatic selection of optimal number of clusters included 289 cases (89.8%) in 3 natural clusters. Clusters 1, 2 and 3 included 52.2, 30.8 and 17.0% of the sample, respectively. Interpretation of within-group rank of variable importance for cluster segmentation make the following characterization of clusters: Cluster 1 specialty dentists with higher profits and positive views of profession; Cluster 2 general dental practitioners in small cities; Cluster 3 underpaid and less motivated dentists with negative views of profession. Male dentists were predominant in cluster 1 and female in cluster 3. One-way Anova showed that age and time since graduation were significantly lower in Cluster 2 (p<0.001) and academic performance was lower in cluster 1a. Alternative solution with 4 and 5 clusters showed specific discrimination of cluster 1 by gender and dental education professionals. Logistic regression showed that dissatisfaction with profession was associated to lower workload (OR= 4.06; p=0.012) and lower profits (OR=3.99; p=0.006) and overall negative views of professional performance (OR=6.04; p=0.016) and success (OR=8.18; p&#8804;0.001). It was concluded that characteristics of this sample are similar to others in Brazil: predominance of women, tendency towards specialization, concentration in larger cities and high weekly workload. Cluster analysis was a valuable method for identifying natural grouping with relative homogeneous cases, providing information potentially meaningful for professional orientation in Dentistry in a variety of professional situations and environments. Dissatisfaction with profession was associated to negative views of profession, which may decrease job engagement and affect working efficacy and efficiency / Estudos com egressos são importantes para as instituições de ensino estruturarem o processo de formação e avaliação curricular e para entidades representativas orientarem as propostas políticas para os profissionais da área. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar perfis profissionais de cirurgiões-dentistas com base em variáveis relacionadas ao exercício profissional e percepção do trabalho, bem como relacionar este perfil com o desempenho acadêmico durante a graduação. Foi realizado um estudo transversal tendo como população os cirurgiões-dentistas graduados no período entre 1988 e 2007 na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Goiás (FO/UFG). Os dados foram obtidos a partir de análise documental de registros acadêmicos e aplicação de questionário eletrônico com informações sobre o exercício profissional e percepções sobre o trabalho na odontologia. Foi realizada análise descritiva, análise de cluster (Two-step), análise de comparação de grupos e regressão logística múltipla. A taxa de resposta foi de (53,0%), com maioria de mulheres (64,9%) e idade média de 34 anos (DP=6,0). A seleção automática de cluster gerou 3 grupos que incluiu 289 casos (89,8%), assim caracterizados: Cluster 1 especialistas com alta renda e visão positiva da profissão; Cluster 2 clínicos gerais que trabalham em cidades menores; Cluster 3 dentistas com baixa motivação e baixa renda e com visão negativa da profissão. Homens foram predominantes no Cluster 1 e mulheres no Cluster 3. A idade e tempo de formado foi significativamente menor no Cluster 2 (p<0,001). Soluções alternativas com 4 e 5 Clusters particionaram o cluster 1 de acordo com o sexo (1a e 1c) e profissionais relacionados com docência (1b). O desempenho acadêmico foi significativamente menor no cluster 1a (homens especialistas). A associação de variáveis na análise de regressão logística múltipla, ajustadas pela idade e gênero (R2=0,56) mostrou que a insatisfação com a profissão está relacionada aos cirurgiões-dentistas com baixa carga horária de trabalho (OR=4,06; p=0,012), que não têm a odontologia como principal fonte de renda (OR=3,99; p=0,006), com arrependimento profissional (OR=8,87; p&#8804;0,001), que apresentaram auto-avaliação negativa do seu desempenho (OR=6,04; p&#8804;0,016) e sucesso profissional (OR=8,18; p&#8804;0,001). Quanto à relação entre desempenho acadêmico e desempenho e satisfação profissional, a variável auto-avaliação do desempenho profissional apresentou relação com média global (p=0,018). Conclui-se desse estudo que, a característica dos egressos da FO/UFG acompanha a tendência brasileira, especialmente na predominância do gênero feminino, tendência à especialização, carga horária de trabalho alta e município de grande porte para atuação profissional. Concluiu-se que a análise de cluster foi um valioso método para a identificação de agrupamentos naturais com relativa homogeneidade dos casos, fornecendo informações potencialmente significativas para a orientação profissional em odontologia em uma variedade de situações ambientais e profissionais. Além disso, a insatisfação profissional está relacionada à auto-avaliação negativa e os cirurgiões-dentistas que tiveram pior desempenho na graduação também avaliaram negativamente seu desempenho profissional, o que pode reduzir o envolvimento com o trabalho e consequente baixa eficácia e eficiência do cirurgião-dentista

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Burna yra viena labiausiai infekuotų žmogaus organizmo sričių. Įrodyta, kad bet kuri odontologinė intervencija – dantų preparavimas, profesionali burnos higiena, dantų šalinimas, įprastinė profilaktinė paciento burnos apžiūra – yra susijusi su galimu infekcijų plitimu. Todėl vienas iš svarbiausių odontologine praktika besiverčiančių asmenų uždavinių yra užkirsti kelią infekcijų plitimui ir sudaryti saugią aplinką pacientui, gydytojui odontologui ir kitam personalui. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti ir įvertinti Lietuvos odontologinės sveikatos priežiūros specialistų požiūrį į infekcijų kontrolę ir atliekamas infekcijų kontrolės procedūras, išsiaiškinti vakcinacijos nuo hepatito B apimtį tarp Lietuvos odontologinės sveikatos priežiūros specialistų. Odontologinės sveikatos priežiūros specialistų požiūrio į infekcijų kontrolę, atliekamas infekcijų kontrolės procedūras, infekcijų kontrolės procedūrų neatitikimus galiojantiems norminiams dokumentams tyrimas atliktas 2008 – 2010 metais Vilniaus universiteto Medicinos fakulteto Odontologijos institute. Tyrime buvo pakviesti dalyvauti visi 2235 Lietuvos gydytojai odontologai, 2008 metais registruoti Lietuvos odontologų rūmuose ir turintys bendros praktikos gydytojo odontologo licenciją ir visi 1814 gydytojų odontologų padėjėjai bei visi 370 burnos higienistai, registruoti 2010 metais (pagal Lietuvos odontologų rūmų duomenų bazę). Tyrimo dalyviams buvo išsiųsti anoniminiai klausimynai. Odontologinės sveikatos priežiūros specialistų požiūris... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The oral flora is one of the most ecologically diverse microbial populiations known to man. It has been proved that any dental intervention: dental preparation, professional oral hygiene, extraction of teeth, regular prophylactic examination of patient‘s mouth is related with a possible spread of infection. Therefore, one of the most important tasks for the dental care professionals is to prevent the spread of infection and create safe environment for a patient, the dentist himself and other dental staff The aim of the present study is to identify and evaluate the attitudes of Lithuanian dental health care professionals towards infection control and carried out infection control procedures, and to determine vaccination frequency against hepatitis B among dental health care professionals. The study highlighteningt the dental health care professionals‘ attitude towards infection control and infection control procedures as well as incompliance of infection control procedures with the valid normative documentation was conducted at the Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University in 2008-2010. All 2,235 Lithuanian dentists, registered in the Lithuanian Dental Chamber Registry in 2008 and carrying general practice dentist‘s license, all 1,814 dental assistants and all 370 dental hygienists registered in 2010 (according to the database of the Lithuanian Dental Chamber Registry) were invited to take part in the investigation. The participants of the study survey... [to full text]