Recently, studies have highlighted the importance of compassionate care in healthcare. Not only does it improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, but it also improves the healthcare providers’ overall well-being. Furthermore, it helps streamline the healthcare system by shortening hospital stays and...
Objective: to analyze the difference in the number of primary teeth dental procedures performed within the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: this was a descriptive ecological study, using secondary data from the SU...
Objetivo: compreender a percepção de gestantes e puérperas a respeito do pré-natal odontológico. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório com abordagem qualitativa, realizado em um Hospital Maternidade de um município do interior cearense, mediante entrevistas junto as gestantes, a partir do terce...
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the awareness about COVID-19 among dental patients and determine the association between COVID-19 awareness and perceived stress among dental patients. Material and Methods: A selfadministered knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) questionnaire and perceived stress scale...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To depict the influence of discretionary actions exercised by frontline professionals and organizations on the implementation of diverse modalities of access to specialized dental care within the Care Network for Persons with Disabilities. METHODS A case study conducted in two Braz...
A Organização Mundial da Saúde aponta o câncer como a segunda principal causa de morte, sendo responsável por cerca de 9,6 milhões de mortes no mundo em 2018, com aproximadamente 70% delas ocorrendo em países de baixa e média renda. No Brasil, estimativas do Instituto Nacional do Câncer para tod...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Measure the prevalence of use of dental services in the previous year and associated factors among 31-year-old adults from a birth cohort of 1982. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed a birth cohort of 1982 from the city of Pelotas. In 1997, a systematic sample of ...
Introducción: la COVID-19 modificó los protocolos de comportamiento social y de los sistemas de salud. La atención estomatológica mantuvo la asistencia a urgencias y otros tratamientos limitados con el cumplimiento estricto de medidas de bioseguridad por ser el personal sanitario más expuesto. Objet...
ABSTRACT Objective: To construct, validate, and apply a questionnaire to assess and characterize the practice of self-medication performed by parents or children's guardians undergoing dental care. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was constructed, validated, and applied through personal interviews...
Objetivo: Avaliar a condição de saúde bucal em pacientes com alto risco de desenvolver endocardite infecciosa atendidos em um hospital de referência do Brasil. Métodos: Utilizou-se de dados secundários obtidos de prontuários de pacientes internados na enfermaria de cardiologia do Ho...
