Avaliação do conhecimento e percepção de saúde bucal de trabalhadores da estratégia de saúde da família, Serra-ES
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2009-09-18
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Brandão, Rodrigo Resende
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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The dental labor is a new specialty that aims to improve the oral health of workers in the work environment. The objective was achieved through questionnaires, the level of knowledge of oral health of 75 workers placed in two Basic Health Units Family (UBSF) in the municipality of Serra, Espírito Santo, as well as the perception of oral health. Among the findings, we observed that 70.7% are women and 74.7% of the sample work 40 hours per week and 80% who still work in other places, in addition to UBSF. Although 44.6% of respondents consider how good your oral health, 22.7% have missed the service to have dental treatment, 16.7% reported gingival bleeding and 26.6% gingival irritation. Furthermore, 40.3% did not attend the dentist regularly, and when they seek, 34% use private clinics, 52% use public service and 14% use health plans. About the perception of their oral health, 16.2% of study subjects considered their oral health as "excellent", as 44.6% as "good" and 33.8% as "fair" and only 5.4% considered "bad." About the knowledge of oral health professionals, while 91.9% have heard about caries, only 56.8% knew that dental caries is a transmissible disease. On the existence of oral cancer, 89.2% of the sample responded to know of its existence, and yet, 22.6% smoke and 20% use alcohol, which are considered risk factors for oral cancer. The data indicate that the presence of dental work within the public service is of paramount importance for the implementation of programs of oral health care for employees.
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Occupational health , Oral health , Dental labor
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BRANDÃO, Rodrigo Resende. Avaliação do conhecimento e percepção de saúde bucal de trabalhadores da estratégia de saúde da família, Serra-ES. 2009. 108 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Clínica Odontológica) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clínica Odontológica, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, 2009.