Atitude dos professores da rede municipal de ensino frente à situação de traumatismo dentário

• Ano de defesa: 2024
• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Pamela Barbosa dos
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; BR; Mestrado em Ciências Odontológicas; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; UFES; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Odontológicas
• Palavras-chave em Português: Traumatismo dentário; Docentes; Conhecimento; Prognóstico; Dental trauma; Teachers; Knowledge; Prognosis; Ciências da Saúde
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/18327

Objective: To evaluate the attitudes of teachers from the municipal education network of the Vitória City Hall in different dental trauma scenarios and associate them with socioeconomic, demographic, and functional variables. Material and Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, and probabilistic study was conducted. Data collection was carried out through self administered and validated questionnaires, addressing sociodemographic and functional information as well as knowledge about dental trauma. Correct or incorrect attitudes were assessed in three different scenarios. Statistical analyses included chi-square tests (p < 0.05), descriptive analyses, and frequency tables with numbers and percentages. A total of 292 teachers from 37 schools participated in the study. Results: Among the participants, 137 (46.9%) teachers had witnessed cases of dental trauma, with 94 (68.6%) of these cases occurring in the school environment. Additionally, 274 (93.8%) teachers had never received formal guidance on the subject. It was observed that teachers who received guidance on dental trauma in scenario 3 had a statistically significant association (p = 0.030) with a higher frequency of correct attitudes among those who had undergone training on the topic. Similarly, teachers who had experienced dental trauma situations showed a potentially significant association (p = 0.056) with correct attitudes. No statistically significant differences were observed concerning socioeconomic and sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: The scenario assessment revealed a significant prevalence of incorrect attitudes regarding dental avulsion cases among teachers. This underscores the urgent need to implement educational actions and training programs, as well as to include the topic in teacher education, aiming to prepare them to effectively handle such situations.