To Extract or to Restore the Tooth? Color/Race and Clinical Decision Making among Undergraduate Dental Students from Southern Brazil
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 17(1): 3700, 13/01/2017. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, BBO - Odontologia
| ID: biblio-914446
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1822.9
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate whether the color/race of a hypothetical patient is associated with the clinical decision to extract or restore a specific tooth, as well as with the recommendation for additional procedures for its adequate treatment. Material andMethods:
Respondents assessed an anterior tooth with an extensive carious lesion and were asked whether it should be extracted or restored; how much time should be spent in the first consultation; whether or not root canal retreatment was necessary; and whether complementary exams should be requested. While a Black hypothetical patient was assessed in the first stage of data collection, a White individual was subsequently shown to the study respondents.Results:
The clinical decision on whether to extract or restore the decayed tooth was not associated with the patient's color/race (p=0.64). The mean time estimated for the first clinical consultation (p=0.28), the need for root canal retreatment (p=0.56), as well as the request for complementary exams were not associated with the patient's color/race (p=0.82). Analyses stratified by the participants' characteristics confirmed the lack of such an association.Conclusion:
As opposed to previously published findings in Brazil, the patient's color/race was not associated with clinical decision making among undergraduate dental students.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
BBO - Odontologia
/
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Odontologia
/
Extração Dentária
/
Restauração Dentária Permanente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de avaliação
/
Guia de prática clínica
/
Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Santa Catarina/BR