RESUMO A prática regular de exercício físico promove a melhoria do estado geral de saúde e é fundamental para a prevenção de um grande número de patologias, entre as quais se encontram as doenças músculoesqueléticas. A promoção da atividade física e dos seus efeitos benéficos para a saúde têm contribuído para o rápido crescimento do número de crianças e adolescentes envolvidos em atividades desportivas organizadas ou recreativas que, infelizmente, tem sido acompanhado por um significativo aumento do número de lesões relacionadas com a sua prática. Tendo em conta que o sistema músculo-esquelético das crianças e adolescentes se encontra ainda em desenvolvimento, a sobrecarga associada, em especial, à prática de modalidades desportivas de competição poderá ter reflexos de longo prazo para a sua saúde. Este artigo visa fazer uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os principais aspetos relacionados com as lesões músculo-esqueléticas associadas à prática desportiva das crianças e adolescentes, incluindo os aspetos éticos envolvidos, assim como identificar alguns dos principais fatores de risco e apontar algumas das medidas a adotar para a sua prevenção.
IntroductionOral rehabilitation with removable dentures (RDs) is still a viable choice for the edentulous population. Fostering students' confidence in prosthodontic procedures should be a major concern in dental schools. This study has three purposes: (a) to measure the self‐reported confidence levels of undergraduate dental students when performing removable prosthodontic treatments; (b) to evaluate the students' perceived quality of removable prosthodontics education; and (c) to assess the students' suggestions to improve removable prosthodontics education.Materials and MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire was delivered to third‐, fourth‐ and fifth‐year students of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto (FMDUP) (n = 176). Data from quantitative questions were statistically analysed with IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows (V.24.0), whilst qualitative data were clustered into topics and analysed in Excel.ResultsWith a 100% response rate, most students felt “confident” and “very confident” in RD clinical procedures. Overall, the 5th‐year students had higher confidence than 4th‐year ones, except when surveying diagnostic casts. Our findings also revealed that students considered the removable prosthodontics education “Good” and “Very good,” and their main suggestions were related to increasing the time allocated to clinical practice.ConclusionsStudents' confidence in carrying out removable prosthodontic procedures grew as they progressed through the course. Overall, the students' evaluation of the quality of prosthodontics education was positive, and their main suggestion to improve their confidence levels was increasing the clinical experience.
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