A atuação da Odontologia do Trabalho frente ao tabagismo nas empresas / The role of Occupational Dentistry concerning smoking in business companies

Introdução: o combate ao hábito do tabagismo entre os trabalhadores, demonstra-se ser de fundamental importância, tendo em vista que o uso do tabaco é um fator de risco importante para a saúde geral e bucal dos mesmos. Portanto, as empresas têm avaliado o custo da manutenção de funcionários tabagistas, sendo os índices de absenteísmo e o aumento do custo para os planos de saúde mensurados e questionados. A Odontologia do Trabalho oferece uma grande oportunidade para identificar e motivar os trabalhadores a procurar tratamento contra a dependência do tabaco, visando prevenir doenças bucais e a promoção da saúde na empresa aonde atua. Conclusão: pelo fato do Odontológo do Trabalho possuir contato periódico junto aos trabalhadores, ele deverá atuar diretamente no controle e acompanhamento multidisciplinar dos trabalhadores tabagistas, interferindo positivamente na atividade produtiva.

Introduction: The fight against the habit of smoking among workers shows to be fundamental, the tobacco use is an important risk for oral and general health for employees. For this reason companies are analyzing the cost of maintaining tobacco users as employees, the rates of absenteeism and the increased cost for health plans are measured and questioned. Occupational Dentistry offers a great opportunity to identify and motivate workers to look for a treatment for tobacco dependence in order to prevent oral diseases and health promotion where the company operates. Conclusion: In matter of facts the Occupational Dentist which has regular contact with employees, the professional must act straight in control and monitor tobacco users to create a positive effect on productive activity.

O valor da saúde bucal nas empresas / Oral health in work

Ao recorrerem a prestadoras de serviços odontológicos, as empresas brasileiras alimentam um processo de terceirizaçäo e quarteirizaçäo que pöe em cheque a própria figura do profissional liberal na odontologia

Dental public health: new opportunities--new responsibilities.

Major changes affecting oral health in the United States have provided new leadership challenges for public health dentistry. Two new roles for dental public health are proposed: leadership in the incorporation of expanded public health skills into the education of every clinical dentist; and a broadening of the specialty in a manner similar to that of preventive medicine, involving the creation of subspecialties in public health dentistry, occupational environmental dentistry, and management policy dentistry. The current status of community dentistry departments in dental schools and programs of public health education for dental personnel in schools of public health are reviewed. Content is suggested for the incorporation of expanded public health skills into the education of every clinical dentist.