Identifying misconceptions about oral radiology and medicine among dental students.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: Misconceptions are learning deficiencies that can lead to inappropriate clinical decision-making in dental practice. Although misconceptions are common among students, they are rarely analyzed in dental education. Thus, this study aimed to identify and analyze students' misconceptions about oral radiology and medicine at a Brazilian dental school. METHODS: Between October 2019 and March 2020, a self-administered anonymous questionnaire was distributed to dental students at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, which comprised multiple-choice questions about oral radiology and medicine. The questions were divided into two groups: 10 knowledge-based questions (less demand for reasoning) and five scenario-based questions (higher demand for reasoning). The students' responses were assessed for correctness (correct or incorrect) and confidence (sure or unsure), while misconceptions were identified when a student was sure of an incorrect response. Pearson's chi-square test was used to analyze the variables (α = 0.05). RESULTS: A total of 1380 responses were collected. Misconceptions represented 24.3% (n = 336) of the total responses and 56.8% of the incorrect responses. The mean misconceptions per student were 3.7 (range, 0-8). Students who chose incorrect answers tended to have higher confidence levels (p < 0.001). Moreover, misconceptions were more frequent for scenario-based questions (25.7%) than for knowledge-based questions (23.7%) (p = 0.000). CONCLUSION: A large number of misconceptions existed among participants. Our findings will aid educators and students in identifying misconceptions and planning measures to prevent and correct them.

Self-regulated learning perception of undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide survey in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of self-regulated learning of Brazilian undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data were collected in 2020, through an anonymous self-administered virtual questionnaire, which comprised an initial section related to the students' sociodemographic data, category of educational institution where they enrolled, and the possible impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on family income, teaching activities (maintained remotely or totally suspended), and self-perception of academic performance during e-learning. The second part comprising 31 questions related to the adapted Self-Regulated Learning Perception Scale (SRLPS). For statistical analysis, Student's t-test of independent samples, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used, considering a significance of 5%. RESULTS: From 779 students, 425 (54.6%) reported distance learning activities during the pandemic, and 354 (45.4%) experienced complete interruption of teaching activities. Students with good performance during e-learning were more skilled in self-regulated learning when compared to those who reported regular (p = 0.026), bad (p = 0.000), and very bad (p = 0.000) performance. In addition, students who stated a good performance during e-learning were more skilled in self-regulated learning than those with fully suspended teaching activities (p = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS: E-learning performance of undergraduate dental students during COVID-19 pandemic influenced the self-regulated learning perception. In addition, the pandemic negatively impacted the self-regulated learning of students who experimented full suspension of teaching activities. Changes in family's income did not affect their self-regulated learning. Key words:Dental education, community health, e-learning, learning, pandemics.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate and graduate dental courses in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised challenges in adapting to teaching and learning methods in dental education. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic activities of undergraduate (UDG) and graduate (GD) dental students in Brazil. Additionally, students' perceptions and attitudes toward teaching activities during this period were analyzed. METHODS: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of Brazilian UDG and GD dentistry students. Data were collected in 2020 through an online, self-administered, and anonymous questionnaire, which comprised 26 questions related to demographic data, activities of the college, family and individual student income, and attitudes and perceptions about e-learning during the pandemic. The data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The sample included 1,166 students (779 UDG and 387 GD). Among these, 425 (54.6%) UDG and 270 (69.8%) GD students remotely participated in teaching activities, of which 42.6% of the UDG considered their performance in e-learning to be bad or very bad and 49.8% of the GD regarded it as good or excellent. The survey also showed that 354 (45.4%) UDG and 102 (26.4%) GD expressed a desire to discontinue the course following the outbreak of the pandemic. Among the GD, 225 (58.4%) said that their experiments were completely interrupted. CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals the poor perception and performance of dental students regarding e-learning. Additionally, the findings suggest a negative impact of the pandemic on dental education in Brazil. Effective measures should be taken to mitigate these significant consequences.

Tratamento cirúrgico do lábio duplo: relato de caso / Surgical treatment of the double lip: case report

Introdução: O lábio duplo é caracterizado por excesso de tecido na mucosa labial, de aspecto normal, podendo acometer o lábio superior, inferior ou ambos. Ocorre com maior incidência no lábio superior, de forma uni ou bilateral, podendo ser congênito ou adquirido. A alteração geralmente é perceptível em repouso, durante a fala ou sorriso. O tratamento cirúrgico pode ser necessário, caso o paciente apresente comprometimento estético e/ou funcional. Relato de caso: Neste trabalho, é descrito um caso clínico de lábio duplo, adquirido em paciente do sexo masculino de 40 anos de idade cujas queixas eram estéticas e funcionais. Considerações Finais: Foi realizada cirurgia para remoção do excesso tecidual com incisão por planos em forma de elipse, solucionando, assim, a deformidade... (AU)

Introduction: The double lip is characterized by excess of tissue in the labial mucosa, of normal aspect, being able to affect the upper lip, inferior or both. Occurring with greater incidence in the upper lip of uni or bilateral form, being able to be congenital or acquired. The change is usually noticeable at rest, during speech or smile. Surgical treatment may be necessary if the patient presents with aesthetic and/ or functional impairment. Case report: This paper describes a clinical case of double lip acquired in a 40-year-old male patient, whose complaints were aesthetic and functional. Final considerations: Surgery was performed to remove tissue excess with incision through ellipse-shaped planes, thus solving the deformity... (AU)

Preferências estéticas e avaliação da beleza facial por cirurgiões-dentistas / Aesthetic preferences and evaluation of facial aesthetics by oral surgeons

As exigências da sociedade atual em relação à aparência trazem consequências para a Odontologia. As queixas relacionadas à estética facial estão se tornando cada vez mais frequentes como motivos de consulta, uma vez que a face representa o foco primário de identificação do homem. O presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar as preferências estéticas dos cirurgiões-dentistas da cidade do Recife quanto à beleza facial nos diferentes grupos étnicos. Tratou-se de um estudo observacional, quantitativo-descritivo, com aplicação de um formulário. A amostra constituiu-se de cirurgiões-dentistas cadastrados no Conselho Regional de Odontologia de Pernambuco (CRO-PE), que exerciam atividades em consultórios odontológicos privados. A análise dos dados identificou que os cirurgiões-dentistas consideravam o terço inferior da face como o mais importante para a avaliação da beleza facial (71,6%) e não tinham preferência por um grupo étnico em detrimento de outros (53,7%), apesar de a raça branca ter sido predominante entre os profissionais que explicitaram suas escolhas (39,7%). Observou-se também que o sexo e a raça dos entrevistados não interferiram nos resultados obtidos, não tendo sido constatada associação significante (p > 0,05). É possível concluir que, do ponto de vista prosopométrico, os três terços faciais contribuem para a beleza da face e ao se considerar os diferentes grupos étnicos, apesar da necessidade que existe de se avaliar esteticamente cada um deles, de acordo com critérios específicos para as características morfológicas faciais que apresentam, observou-se que há uma tendência à homogeneização do padrão de beleza facial.

Aesthetic standards currently stablished by our society interfere directly over Dentistry practice. Since the face is the primary focus identification for mankind, facial aesthetics-related complaints are becoming more frequent at dental offices. The present study aimed to identify the aesthetic preferences of dentists from the city of Recife (Brazil) regarding facial beauty of different ethnic groups. It was performed a quantitative-descriptive observational study, with form application. The sample consisted of dentists registered in the Regional Council of Dentistry of Pernambuco (CRO-PE), that practiced their activities in private dental offices. Data analysis indicated that the dentists considered the lower third of the face as the most important for the evaluation of facial beauty (71.6%) and had no preferences among ethnic groups (53.7%), although there was a prevalence of the option Caucasian for those who have explained their choice (39.7%). It was also noticed that gender and race of the respondents did not interfere the obtained results. No significant association was found (p 0.05). It was possible to conclude that, from the prosopometric point of view, the three facial thirds contribute to facial aesthetics and in considering the different ethnic groups, despite the need to aesthetically evaluate them according to specific criteria for each facial morphological characteristics, it was observed that there is a tendency towards homogenization of the facial beauty standard.

Representações ideativas sobre edentulismo e reabilitação protética na percepção de idosos / Ideational representations of edentulism and prosthetic rehabilitation from the point of view of the elderly

Identificar as representações ideativas de idosos edêntulos uni ou bimaxilaresacerca das perdas dentárias e da reabilitação protética oral. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo,realizado entre janeiro e março de 2011 com sete idosos residentes em uma InstituiçãoPública de Longa Permanência do Recife-PE, com 14 idosos em atendimento na Clínica dePrótese Dentária da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Coletaram-se os dadosatravés de uma entrevista semiestruturada que passou por análise de conteúdo. Resultados:Os achados possibilitaram identificar que, para os idosos, os dentes contribuíam tanto para asaúde quanto como para facilitar interações sociais, enquanto o edentulismo foi associado auma pluralidade de sentimentos negativos. Quanto à reabilitação protética, eles enfatizaramos prejuízos para a saúde devido a próteses mal adaptadas. Conclusão: Os idosos acreditamque o edentulismo e a reabilitação protética estão associados, principalmente, a um conceitomecanicista da profissão, amplamente difundido entre os profissionais que privilegiammais a odontologia curativa em detrimento da prevenção. Nesse contexto, para que oenvelhecimento possa ser considerado uma etapa da vida com as mesmas qualidades edificuldades de qualquer outra, sugere-se aos gestores e aos próprios profissionais em saúdeque se comprometam mais com uma prática odontológica humanizadora e preventiva, a fimde proverem os requisitos mínimos para um envelhecimento com dignidade...