Perfil do serviço de terapia periodontal básica na estratégia saúde da família / Profile of the periodontal basic therapy service in the health care strategy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of Basic Periodontal Therapy (BPT) at "Family Health Strategy (FHS)" in the Acaraú, state of Ceará, Brazil. It was based on the information collected from a questionnaire answered by the dentists that work in the FHS of that region. Most part of the professionals reported that the diagnosis of patients that need Basic Periodontal Therapy (BPT)is made through oral exam and probing. That information disagrees with the fact that 87,5% of the professionals reported lack of specific materials, such as periodontal probe, avoiding a proper diagnosis. The main needs of a patient with BPT are plaque and tartar control as well as dental scaling and oral hygiene instructions are the most common treatments. The patients are screened to "Center of Dental Specialties" when they present periodontal disease or when periodontal surgery are indicated. The dentists have interest on learning about antibiotics that are prescribed to patients with periodontal diseases (84%), gingival lesions that are not caused by bacterial plaque (78%) and abscesses (72%). The professionals also reported that they think is more difficult to prescribed drugs (53%). The dentists also answered questions about a fictitious case. The test revealed that they have more knowledge about diagnosis, etiology e periodontal treatments (AU)
