OBJECTIVE:To estimate the mean number of missing teeth, lack of functional dentition and total tooth loss (edentulism) among adolescents, adults and the elderly in Brazil, comparing the results with those of 2003. METHODS:Data from 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19, 9,779 adults aged 35-44 and 7,619 elderly individuals aged 65-74, participants in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil) 2010, were analyzed. The mean missing teeth, proportion of lack of functional dentition (< 21 natural teeth) and proportion of edentulism (total tooth loss) were estimated for each age group, each state Capital and each macro region. Multivariable logistic regression (tooth loss) and Poisson (absence of functional dentition and edentulism) analyses were performed in order to identify socioeconomic factors and demographic characteristics associated with each outcome. RESULTS:The prevalence of tooth loss among adolescents was 17.4% (38.9% in 2002-03) ranging from 8.1% among those earning higher income to almost 30% among those with less schooling. Among adolescents, females, those with black or brown skin and those with the lowest levels of income and schooling had a higher prevalence of tooth loss. Lack of functional dentition affected nearly ¼ of adults, it was higher among women, among those with black and brown skin and among those with the lowest levels of income and schooling. Mean missing teeth in adults decreased from 13.5 in 2002-03 to 7.4 in 2010. More than half of elderly is edentulous (similar to the 2002-03 fi ndings); higher prevalence of edentulism was found among women and those with the lowest levels of income and schooling. Among adolescents the mean missing teeth ranged from 0.1 (in Curitiba, South Brazil and Vitória, Southeast Brazil) to 1.2 (in the North countryside). Among adults the lowest mean missing teeth was found in Vitória (4.2) and the highest in Rio Branco, North Brazil (13.6). CONCLUSIONS:A remarkable reduction in tooth loss among adolescents and adults was identifi ed between 2010 and 2003. Among the elderly, tooth loss fi gure remained the same. In spite of important achievements in tooth loss fi gures, social and regional inequalities persist.

The SBBrasil 2010 Project (SBB10) (5, 12, 15-19, 35-44, and 65-74 years).

Trata-se de estudo com abordagem qualitativa, cujo objetivo foi analisar a contribuição do Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho para a Saúde (PET– Saúde da Família) para a formação dos futuros profissionais de saúde de uma universidade pública do Nordeste do Brasil. Foram utilizados dados secundários do instrumento de avaliação semestral do programa, respondido por 67 estudantes dos cursos de: Educação Física, Enfermagem, Fisioterapia, Medicina, Nutrição e Odontologia. Os resultados foram sistematizados em duas categorias de análise: o trabalho interprofissional e a integração ensino-serviço. O estudo evidenciou: a importância do trabalho interprofissional e colaborativo, a integração ensino-serviço-comunidade, e a reflexão das práticas impulsionadas pelo PET-Saúde da Família para a mudança no processo formativo em saúde. Estratégias como essa são essenciais para a formação e o aperfeiçoamento de profissionais para o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS).

It can be concluded that the pediatric medicines studied have a high SC and low pH, which vary according to therapeutic class, daily dose, and brand. Caution about dental caries, dental erosion, and systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus is warranted when these medicines are ingested frequently.

High prevalence of caries and many teeth needing treatment were observed in all age groups of the Potiguara Indians.