Limites de atuação da equipe de saúde bucal em um panorama global / Attribution limits of the oral health group in a global overview

Objetivo: Comparar as atribuições clínicas referentes à atuação da equipe auxiliar odontológica brasileira (Auxiliar e Técnico em Saúde Bucal) com as atribuições de outras profissões auxiliares regulamentadas no exterior (Dental Assistant, Dental Therapist; Dental Nurse; Dental Hygienist; Orthodontic Therapist). Métodos: Foram buscadas normativas e leis, nacionais e internacionais, que subsidiassem a identificação das atribuições clínicas de auxiliares odontológicos nas bases de dados Lilacs, Scielo e Pubmed. Resultados: Os resultados apontam que há diversas funções que podem ser delegadas à equipe de saúde bucal no exterior que seriam privativas dos cirurgiões-dentistas brasileiros, tanto nas áreas de diagnóstico, preventiva, clínica geral e ortodontia, quando comparadas com as leis que regem a Odontologia no Brasil. Conclusões: Dental Nurse seria uma função com correlação a Auxiliar em Saúde Bucal, já os Técnicos em Saúde Bucal apresentam menor número de funções dos que as designadas aos terapeutas e higienistas odontológicos. O Orthodontic therapist é condizente a atividades privativas do cirurgião-dentista. De forma geral, os terapeutas entram na área de competência do Cirurgião-dentista no que concerne à Lei 5081/66, que regulamenta a profissão, inclusive dentro de especialidades odontológicas, como é o caso da ortodontia.

Objective: To compare clinical attributions related to the work of the Brazilian dental assistant team ("Auxiliar e Técnico em Saúde Bucal") with attributions of other auxiliary jobs regulated abroad (Dental Assistant, Dental Therapist, Dental Hygienist, Orthodontic Therapist). Methods: National and international regulations and laws were used to support the identification of clinical attributions of dental assistants using Lilacs, Scielo, and Pubmed databases. Results: Several attributions can be delegated to the oral health team abroad that would be exclusive to Brazilian dentists, especially regarding diagnosis, preventive dentistry, general practice, and orthodontic treatment. Conclusions: Dental Nurse can be correlated to "Auxiliar em Saúde Bucal". "Técnicos em Saúde Bucal" have lesser attributions than those assigned to Dental Therapists and Hygienists. Orthodontic Therapist has attributions exclusively designated to the dentist. In general, Therapists attributions are of competence of the Dentist concerning Law 5081/66, which regulates the profession, including dental specialties, as is the case of orthodontics

Comparative study of the usability of two software programs for visualization and analysis of digital orthodontic models.

Background. Software programs for visualization and analysis of digital orthodontic models, apart from presenting the necessary features for diagnosis and treatment planning, also need to be user-friendly. This characteristic refers to software' usability, a measure that evaluates how easy it is to use it is by a specific group of professionals. The aim of this study was to compare the usability of free available versions of two software programs for visualization and analysis of digital orthodontic models. Methods. Digimodel® and OrthoCAD® usability were evaluated through their interface analysis and executing the following procedures: malocclusion classification and models analysis (arch-length and tooth-size discrepancies). Results. Digimodel® and OrthoCAD® software programs had an installer only for Windows platform, occupied less than 110 megabytes of virtual space and only read files from their respective manufacturers. None possessed Portuguese as a language option. Both allowed visualization of the models in different axes through options present in initial screen, at a click. For model analysis, both software programs required to measure tooth to tooth and performed necessary calculations automatically. However, OrthoCAD® software program was less intuitive because the option for these actions was among several others, within menus, which could cause confusion during navigation. In addition, the marking of points did not always obey the clicked site. Conclusion. The free access version of the evaluated software programs exhibited usability limitations related to language, supported file format and even the model analysis execution for orthodontic diagnosis. Although OrthoCAD® was inferior, both did not meet orthodontists' clinical demand against these factors in the evaluated versions.