Home-based oral healthcare strategies of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease / Estratégias de cuidado bucal para idosos com Doença de Alzheimer no domicílio

Abstract Objective: To identify strategies used in the oral health care of elderly persons with Alzheimer's disease in the home. Method: an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach to collecting and analyzing data was performed. Data was collected through interviews with 30 caregivers and analyzed by the content analysis technique. Results: The majority of subjects were female, daughters of the elderly person, university graduates and aged 32-77 years. The strategies identified were grouped into categories according to the participation of the caregiver: does not participate in care actions or oral health assessments; reminds the elderly person about oral hygiene, demonstrates movements and assists with some procedures; directly carries out actions of care. Conclusion: The strategies employed are related to the degree of dependence of the elderly person, as the caregiver acts based on the need for oral health care and the difficulties in carrying out such care. AU

Resumo Objetivo: Identificar as estratégias utilizadas no cuidado à saúde bucal de idosos com Doença de Alzheimer no domicílio. Método: Estudo exploratório, descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa para coleta e análise de dados, que foram coletados através de entrevista com 30 cuidadores e analisados pela técnica da Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: A maioria era do sexo feminino, filha, com ensino superior completo e idades entre 32 a 77 anos. As estratégias identificadas foram agrupadas em categorias de acordo com a participação do cuidador: quando não participa das ações de cuidado ou avaliações de saúde bucal; quando relembra o idoso da higiene bucal, demonstra movimentos e auxilia em alguns procedimentos; e quando realiza diretamente as ações de cuidado. Conclusão: As estratégias estão relacionadas ao grau de dependência do idoso, como o cuidador atua perante a demanda por cuidado à saúde bucal e com as dificuldades enfrentadas para realização de tais cuidados. AU

Perfil socioeconômico dos graduandos em Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina / Socioeconomic profile of graduates in Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina

O objetivo deste estudo é estabelecer o perfil socioeconômico dos estudantes regularmente matriculados no Curso de Graduação em Odontologia da UFSC. Um questionário foi formulado e aplicado a 327 alunos, voluntários, regularmente matriculados no curso de graduação em Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. O perfil socioeconômico do acadêmico da UFSC foi semelhante ao visto em outras universidades. Há predominância de alunos do sexo feminino, solteiros, sem filhos, da cor branca e com idade entre 21 e 25 anos. A grande maioria não participa de nenhum programa de assistência estudantil, é mantida pelos pais e acha o alto custo dos materiais um impedimento para a conclusão do curso. Recomenda-se que pesquisas sejam feitas para que o custo real dos materiais seja definido e, assim as políticas de assistência estudantil tenham um norte em que se basear para que possam ser eficientes (AU).

The aim of this study was to establish the socioeconomic profile of students enrolled in the Graduate Course in Dentistry, UFSC. A questionnaire was formulated and applied to 327 students, volunteers, enrolled in undergraduate degree in Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina. The socioeconomic profile of the academic UFSC was similar to that seen in other universities. There is a predominance of female students, unmarried, childless, of white and aged between 21 and 25 years. The vast majority does not participate in any assistance program student, is maintained by parents and think the high cost of materials an impediment to the completion of the course. It is recommended that research be done to the actual cost of materials is defined and thus policies have a North student assistance to be based in order to be efficient (AU).

Information and communication technologies in dental education: students' perceptions

Introduction: Among teaching and learning methods, those using Information and Communication Technologies as new dental education possibilities are based on the student's knowledge construction and the development of new capabilities such as innovation, creativity, autonomy and communication. Objective: To demonstrate the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as support tools for teaching-learning process in Dentistry by using an application that manages dental caries determinants. Material and methods: An application was used by students from a Dentistry Undergraduate Program from a public university in southern Brazil. Data collection comprised a qualitative study with Dentistry undergraduates, through focus group technique. Data analysis was performed according to Bardin's content analysis. Results and Discussion: Results are presented in categories: 1. Use of ICTs in Dentistry teaching; 2. Students' perceptions on the application; 3. The application as a teaching-learning tool in Dentistry. Data analysis showed advantages of using ICTs in dental teaching as key tools and process facilitators. The application is a decision-taking and action-planning tool, guiding students' clinical reasoning towards recognition of local reality. Conclusion: Relevance and potential use of ICTs in Dentistry teaching was detected, making them auxiliary tools in students' education in the face of their need to adapt to the current context of technological advances and the rapid expansion of scientific knowledge.

Aplicativo baseado nos determinantes da doença cárie para apoio à tomada de decisão / Application based on dental caries determinants for decision making support

Objetivos: Demonstrar o desenvolvimento de um aplicativo baseado nos determinantes da doença cárie dentária. Materiais e métodos: O aplicativo foi desenvolvido por meio de um trabalho interdisciplinar entre profissionais das áreas de Odontologia, que forneceram o referencial teórico que fundamentou as regras necessárias para o desenvolvimento do aplicativo, e profissionais das áreas de Sistemas de Informação e de Design que programaram o software. Resultados: Um aplicativo que permite receber, armazenar e analisar dados referentes aos determinantes do processo saúde-doença da cárie dentária de um indivíduo, bem como de grupos de indivíduos. Conclusão: Sua utilização possibilita a gestão das informações e agilidade nos processos de tomadas de decisão, tornando-se útil na organização de diferentes intervenções no processo saúde-doença da cárie dentária, no âmbito dos serviços de saúde. Atua também como instrumento de apoio no ensino em Odontologia ao abordar temas como a cárie e seus determinantes, relação entre o território e o processo saúde-doença bucal, modelo de atenção em saúde bucal e vigilância em saúde.

Aims: Show the development stages of an application based on dental caries disease determinants. Materials and Methods: The software was developed by interdisciplinary work done by Dentistry, Information Systems and Design professionals. Results: The application that allows receiving, storing and analyzing data related to dental caries health-disease process determinants for an individual and groups of individuals. Conclusion: The application was developed seeking operational efficiency, and has the potential ability both to manage stored and analyzed information and to streamline decision-making processes, making it useful for the development of different interventions in dental caries health-disease processes in healthcare. The possibility of it acting as a support tool in the teaching of dentistry, by addressing issues such as caries and its determinants, the relationship between territory and the oral health-disease process, oral health assistance models and oral health surveillance, is worth mentioning.