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RESUMEN Introducción: la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas enfrenta desafíos en su labor, a su vez se beneficia de elementos que contribuyen de manera positiva al cumplimiento de su misión. Objetivos: identificar algunos aspectos que pueden considerarse retos que enfrenta la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Cubana y proponer algunas alternativas a ellos. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Miguel Enríquez", La Habana, marzo 2017. El universo quedó constituido por 20 profesores pertenecientes al departamento de Estomatología General Integral, a los que se les aplicó una encuesta. Resultados: el total de encuestados opinó que el bloqueo económico impuesto por Estados Unidos, así como la presencia de pocos profesores con categoría principal e investigativa, poca orientación vocacional brindada a estudiantes y pobre posibilidad en el uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación constituyen retos a los que se enfrenta la universidad. Algunas alternativas propuestas son; mejorar las condiciones de las unidades dentales dedicadas a la docencia (85%), incrementar el uso de la información científica (80%) y acrecentar la labor en la orientación vocacional. Conclusiones: los profesores con categoría de instructor y con menos años de experiencia identificaron más desafíos. Los profesores auxiliares y con más de 10 años de experiencia fueron los que brindaron alternativas para compensar estas dificultades (AU).
Introduction: the University of Medical Sciences faces challenges in its daily work and at the same timethis institution benefits from elements that positively contribute to fulfill its mission. Objective: toidentify some aspects considered as challenges faced by the Cuban University of Medical Sciences and to propose some alternatives as well. Materials and methods: A transversal and a descriptive study was carried out at the "Miguel Enríquez" Faculty of Medical Sciences, Havana City, March 2017. The universe was composed of twenty professors who belong to the Integral General Stomatology Department and who were also surveyed. Results: all of them agree that the U.S. economic blockade, the lack of professors with research and maindegrees, little vocational guidance and the few possibilities to have access to information and communication technologies result in challenges faced by the university. Some proposed alternatives are:to improve the dental unit conditions (85%), to increase the use of scientific information (80%) and to foster the students' vocational guidance (70%). Conclusions: instructing professors with less years of experience identified more challenges. More alternativesso as to compensate these challenges were offered by the auxiliary professors with more than 10 years of experience (AU).
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Humans , Universities , Vocational Guidance , Education, Medical , Social Investment Projects , Professional Training , Information Technology , Teacher Training , Social Change , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Material Resources in HealthABSTRACT
RESUMEN Introducción: la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas enfrenta desafíos en su labor, a su vez se beneficia de elementos que contribuyen de manera positiva al cumplimiento de su misión. Objetivos: identificar algunos aspectos que pueden considerarse retos que enfrenta la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Cubana y proponer algunas alternativas a ellos. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Miguel Enríquez", La Habana, marzo 2017. El universo quedó constituido por 20 profesores pertenecientes al departamento de Estomatología General Integral, a los que se les aplicó una encuesta. Resultados: el total de encuestados opinó que el bloqueo económico impuesto por Estados Unidos, así como la presencia de pocos profesores con categoría principal e investigativa, poca orientación vocacional brindada a estudiantes y pobre posibilidad en el uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación constituyen retos a los que se enfrenta la universidad. Algunas alternativas propuestas son; mejorar las condiciones de las unidades dentales dedicadas a la docencia (85%), incrementar el uso de la información científica (80%) y acrecentar la labor en la orientación vocacional. Conclusiones: los profesores con categoría de instructor y con menos años de experiencia identificaron más desafíos. Los profesores auxiliares y con más de 10 años de experiencia fueron los que brindaron alternativas para compensar estas dificultades (AU).
Introduction: the University of Medical Sciences faces challenges in its daily work and at the same timethis institution benefits from elements that positively contribute to fulfill its mission. Objective: toidentify some aspects considered as challenges faced by the Cuban University of Medical Sciences and to propose some alternatives as well. Materials and methods: A transversal and a descriptive study was carried out at the "Miguel Enríquez" Faculty of Medical Sciences, Havana City, March 2017. The universe was composed of twenty professors who belong to the Integral General Stomatology Department and who were also surveyed. Results: all of them agree that the U.S. economic blockade, the lack of professors with research and maindegrees, little vocational guidance and the few possibilities to have access to information and communication technologies result in challenges faced by the university. Some proposed alternatives are:to improve the dental unit conditions (85%), to increase the use of scientific information (80%) and to foster the students' vocational guidance (70%). Conclusions: instructing professors with less years of experience identified more challenges. More alternativesso as to compensate these challenges were offered by the auxiliary professors with more than 10 years of experience (AU).
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Humans , Universities , Vocational Guidance , Education, Medical , Social Investment Projects , Professional Training , Information Technology , Teacher Training , Social Change , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Material Resources in HealthABSTRACT
Knowledge of dental prosthetic needs will develop strategies for prevention and treatment through a package of individual, community and professional policies. The aim of this study was to evaluate prosthetic needs in Senegalese dental offices. The survey was conducted among people aged 15 years and more attending Senegalese dental clinics. The mean number of missing teeth was 4.4. Only 55.3% of the sample expressed the need for dentures and 81.8% had a diagnosed need for prosthesis. A statistically significant difference was noticed between the needs diagnosed and the expressed needs (p < 0.0001). Finally, this study reveals that the need for prosthetic treatment is real in the Senegalese dental offices.
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Dentistry/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Needs and Demand , Prosthesis Implantation/rehabilitation , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Dental Implantation/statistics & numerical data , Dental Offices/statistics & numerical data , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dentistry/methods , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Physical Therapy Modalities/standards , Physical Therapy Modalities/statistics & numerical data , Pilot Projects , Prosthesis Implantation/standards , Prosthesis Implantation/statistics & numerical data , Senegal/epidemiology , Young AdultSubject(s)
Infection Control/methods , Dentistry , Dental Offices/methods , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Waste , Disinfection/methods , Diagnosis, Oral/methods , Dictionary , Communicable Diseases/classification , Communicable Diseases/etiology , Communicable Diseases/pathology , Protective Devices/classification , Protective Devices/standards , Sterilization/methods , Personal Protection , /methodsSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Critical Pathways/classification , Critical Pathways/standards , Critical Pathways/organization & administration , Dental Care for Children/instrumentation , Dental Care for Children/methods , Dental Care for Children/standards , Dental Care for Children/psychology , Dental Care for Children , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Child Care/methods , Child Care/standards , Child Care/psychology , Child Care , Dental Auxiliaries , Relaxation TherapySubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Patient Education as Topic , Dental Anxiety/diagnosis , Dental Anxiety/etiology , Dental Anxiety/psychology , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Oral Hygiene , Pediatric Dentistry , Psychology, Child/education , Psychology, Child/methodsSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Dental Offices/legislation & jurisprudence , Dental Offices/methods , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Offices , Pediatric Dentistry , Professional Practice Location/standards , Infection Control, Dental/instrumentation , Infection Control, Dental/methods , Dental AuxiliariesSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Human Development , Pediatric Dentistry , Dental Care for Children/methods , Dental Care for Children/psychology , Dental Care for Children , Dental Care for Children/trends , Bruxism , Child Behavior , Dental Offices/methods , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Offices , Dentist-Patient Relations , Stress, Psychological/diagnosis , Stress, Psychological/prevention & control , Love , Patients , Pregnancy , Health Promotion/methods , Denture, Partial, Removable/psychology , Psychology, Child/methods , Psychology, Adolescent , Psychology, Applied , Root Canal Therapy , Oral Health/standards , Sleep Wake Disorders , Sucking Behavior , Tooth Injuries/psychologySubject(s)
Dental Equipment , Equipment Design/methods , Chile , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , ItalySubject(s)
Dental Care for Chronically Ill/methods , Candidiasis, Oral/etiology , Oral Health , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/etiology , Cheilitis/etiology , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Stomatitis, Herpetic/etiology , Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative/etiology , Herpes Labialis/etiology , Herpes Simplex/etiology , Periodontitis/etiology , Sarcoma, Kaposi/etiology , Simplexvirus , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & controlSubject(s)
Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices , Practice Management/standards , Practice Management/organization & administration , Practice Patterns, Dentists'/standards , Practice Patterns, Dentists'/organization & administration , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Auxiliaries/education , Dental Auxiliaries/organization & administration , Fees, Dental/standards , Delivery of Health Care , Professional-Patient Relations , Dental Records/standardsABSTRACT
In the past, dentists' decisions regarding location have been characterized as "irrational." With increasing competition, more thought and planning must accompany the dental practice location and development decision. The history of the community and site selection process by dentists is reviewed, and a call for is made for the application of atmospherics to dental site development.
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Community Dentistry/economics , Dental Offices/economics , Professional Practice Location/economics , Catchment Area, Health , Community Dentistry/trends , Decision Making , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Economic Competition , Humans , Licensure, Dental , Marketing of Health Services , Models, Theoretical , Planning Techniques , United StatesSubject(s)
Infection Control/methods , Dentistry , Dentistry/organization & administration , Patient Care Management/classification , Patient Care Management/methods , Patient Care Management/standards , Dental Offices/classification , Dental Offices/legislation & jurisprudence , Dental Offices/methods , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Equipment/classification , Dental Equipment/standards , Dental Equipment/trends , Dentistry/standards , Dental Disinfectants/administration & dosage , Dental Disinfectants/standards , Dental Disinfectants/supply & distribution , Endodontics/standards , Specialties, Dental/classification , Specialties, Dental/methods , Specialties, Dental/standards , Sterilization/classification , Sterilization/instrumentation , Sterilization/methods , Sterilization/standards , Dental Implants/standards , Hand Disinfection/methods , Hand Disinfection/standards , Periodontics/standards , Surgery, Oral/standardsSubject(s)
Radiation Protection/instrumentation , Radiation Protection/methods , Radiation Protection/standards , Patient Care Management/methods , Patient Care Management/standards , Practice Patterns, Dentists'/standards , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Offices , Dental Auxiliaries/education , Dental Auxiliaries/standards , Diagnosis, Oral/standards , /methods , Surveys and Questionnaires , Radiation Exposure , Radiography, Dental/methods , Radiography, Dental/standards , X-Ray Film/standardsSubject(s)
Protective Devices/classification , Protective Devices/microbiology , Protective Devices/standards , Protective Devices , Accident Prevention , Practice Patterns, Dentists'/standards , Dental Offices/methods , Dental Offices/standards , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Offices , Communicable Disease Control/instrumentation , Communicable Disease Control/methods , Communicable Disease Control/trends , Dental Auxiliaries/supply & distribution , Disinfection/instrumentation , Disinfection/methods , Eye Protective Devices/classification , Eye Protective Devices/supply & distribution , Eye Protective Devices , Communicable Diseases/etiology , Communicable Diseases/transmission , Sterilization/instrumentation , Sterilization/methods , Gloves, Protective/classification , Gloves, Protective/supply & distribution , Gloves, Protective/statistics & numerical data , Hepatitis B/prevention & control , Hepatitis D/prevention & control , Herpes Simplex/prevention & control , Masks/classification , Masks/supply & distribution , Masks , Dentists/supply & distribution , Pneumonia/prevention & control , Equipment Safety/instrumentation , Equipment Safety/methods , Syphilis/prevention & control , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/methods , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/standards , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control , Tuberculosis/prevention & controlSubject(s)
Dental Offices/organization & administration , Dental Offices/supply & distribution , Dental Equipment/supply & distribution , Endodontics/organization & administration , Dental Instruments/supply & distribution , Interior Design and Furnishings/classification , Interior Design and Furnishings/standardsABSTRACT
Foi feito um estudo das condiçöes de radioproteçäo em 145 consultórios odontológicos na cidade de Bauru, Estado de Säo Paulo. O trabalho consistiu da visita a cada consultório nos quais o cirurgiäo-dentista respondia a um questionário com perguntas direcionadas à proteçäo do paciente, operador e pessoal auxiliar. Nesta mesma visita, foi feita uma avaliaçäo das condiçöes de exposiçäo e processamento de filmes radiográficos intraorais e a obtençäo de uma radiografia para posterior medida do diâmetro do feixe dos aparelhos utilizados. Foi possível concluir que as condiçöes de exposiçäo e processamento das radiografias podem ser melhoradas com o uso adequado do tempo de exposiçäo do filme (obedecendo as recomendaçöes dos fabricantes), bem como dos líquidos processadores, contribuindo assim para a reduçäo da dose recebida pelo paciente e consequentemente pelo operador. Concluiu-se, ainda, que dada à pequena quantidade de radiografias tiradas mensalmente na maioria dos consultórios visitados, a probabilidade de algum dano biológico é näo preocupante