How different attributes are weighted in professionals' decision-making in Pediatric Dentistry-a protocol for guiding discrete choice experiment focused on shortening the evidence-based practice implementation for dental care.

BACKGROUND: Important evidence has been constantly produced and needs to be converted into practice. Professional consumption of such evidence may be a barrier to its implementation. Then, effective implementation of evidence-based interventions in clinical practice leans on the understanding of how professionals value attributes when choosing between options for dental care, permitting to guide this implementation process by maximizing strengthens and minimizing barriers related to that. METHODS: This is part of a broader project investigating the potential of incorporating scientific evidence into clinical practice and public policy recommendations and guidelines, identifying strengths and barriers in such an implementation process. The present research protocol comprises a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) from the Brazilian oral health professionals' perspective, aiming to assess how different factors are associated with professional decision-making in dental care, including the role of scientific evidence. Different choice sets will be developed, either focusing on understanding the role of scientific evidence in the professional decision-making process or on understanding specific attributes associated with different interventions recently tested in randomized clinical trials and available as newly produced scientific evidence to be used in clinical practice. DISCUSSION: Translating research into practice usually requires time and effort. Shortening this process may be useful for faster incorporation into clinical practice and beneficial to the population. Understanding the context and professionals' decision-making preferences is crucial to designing more effective implementation and/or educational initiatives. Ultimately, we expect to design an efficient implementation strategy that overcomes threats and potential opportunities identified during the DCEs, creating a customized structure for dental professionals. TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://osf.io/bhncv .

Manifestações bucais e uso de serviços odontológicos por indivíduos com doença renal crônica / Oral manifestations and use of dental care assistance by individuals with chronic kidney disease

Objetivo: Avaliar as manifestações bucais e o uso de serviços odontológicos de indivíduos com Doença Renal Crônica (DRC) em tratamento hemodialítico. Materiais e Métodos: Participaram doestudo 130 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos e com idade superior a 18 anos em atendimento no Serviço de Hemodiálise de referência da cidade de João Pessoa-PB. Foram coletados dados socioeconômicos,saúde geral, higiene bucal, autopercepção dos problemas bucais e acesso ao serviço odontológico. Um único examinador realizou o exame clínico intrabucal. Resultados: A maioria dos participantes era do sexo masculino (60,8%), com baixos níveis de escolaridade (56,9%) e renda(61,5%). Houve o predomínio da hipertensão arterial sistêmica (86,2%) na doença de base. Em relação à autopercepção dos problemas bucais, os participantes relataram com maior frequência axerostomia (51,5%), seguida de mau hálito (30,0%). Dentre as manifestações bucais, a gengivite e a presença de cálculo dentário foram as mais prevalentes, com 66,2% e 56,2%, respectivamente.A maioria dos indivíduos buscava atendimento odontológico na rede pública de saúde e afirmava que o cirurgião-dentista não estava preparado para atender e explicar o tratamento que seria realizado. Conclusão: As principais alterações bucais identificadas foram xerostomia, mau hálito,cálculo dentário e gengivite, e que a maioria dos indivíduos tinha dificuldade no acesso ao serviço odontológico público de saúde.

Objective: To assess oral manifestations and use of dental care assistance by individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in hemodialysis treatment. Materials and Methods: Participated inthe study 130 individuals of both genders and aged over 18 years old attending the Hemodilalysis Reference Service in João Pessoa - PB. Data collection for socioeconomic status, oral hygiene, self--awareness of oral problems and access to dental care was carried out. A single examiner ran a clinical intraoral exam. Results: Most participants were male (60.8%) with low levels of education(56.9%) and income (61.5%). There was a predominance of systemic arterial hypertension (86.2%)as the underlying disease. In relation to the self-awareness of oral problems, participants reporteddry mouth most frequently (51.5%) followed by bad breath (30.0%). Among oral manifestations, gingivitis and the presence of tartar were the most prevalent, 66.2% and 56.2%, respectively. Mostindividuals sought dental care in the public health system and stated that the dental surgeon wasnot prepared to attend and explain the treatment to be provided. Conclusion: The main oral alterationsidentified were dry mouth, bad breath, tartar as well as gingivitis, and that most participantsfound it difficult to have access to dental care assistance in the public health system.