Introdução: Para acompanhar as mudanças teórico-metodológicas relacionadas às práticas no âmbito da saúde coletiva, é necessário repensar a formação em saúde, especificamente, em fonoaudiologia. Objetivo: Este estudo tem o objetivo de analisar as experiências vivenciadas por estudantes de graduação em Fonoaudiologia durante estágio supervisionado em saúde coletiva. Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, registrando-se, por quatro alunas de graduação do curso de Fonoaudiologia, seus relatos de experiências, suas impressões pessoais, valores, opiniões, representações e vivência no período de estágio. Resultados: Percebeu-se durante realização do estágio, nas vivências nos setores e processo de trabalho da unidade, atividades educativas em sala de espera, territorialização, visitas domiciliares, visitas técnicas à rede de atenção secundária, gestão, ações de saúde em escolas, grupos de idosos, gestantes e voltadas ao cuidado com o trabalhador. Conclusão: Concluiu-se que o estágio contribui para formação de profissionais com capacidade de atender às demandas reais da população e um cuidado integral em saúde.

To identify the profiles of patients with special needs attended at a Center for Dental Specialties. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional and quantitative study using an inductive approach, and a comparative and statistical procedure for analysis of the patients with special needs. Information concerning socioeconomic, medical and dental conditions was collected. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS, adopting a significance level of 5%. Results: It was observed that 58.6% of the users were males, single (54.7%), in the age group from 19 to 59 years (41.1%), being 97.4% without schooling. The most frequent clinical diagnoses were: deviations in intelligence (18.4%), behavioral deviations (18.4%) and physical defects (17.9%). We observed for oral health the presence of gingivitis (33.0%), and healthy gums (47.8%); the presence of caries (64.9%), with restored teeth (28.5%), and edentulism (12.3%). Dental intervention procedures were initiated with emphasis on: fluoride applications (39.7%) and subgingival scraping (34.9%). Topical fluoride applications (p=0.010) and prophylaxis (p=0.010) were realized in patients without autism. Also, prophylaxis (p=0.007) was more frequently performed and gingival alterations were more often verified (p=0.020) in patients without Down's syndrome. Conclusion: The users of the patients with special needs dental service can be generally described as male, single, aged between 19 and 54 years, with the special conditions of intelligence and behavioral deviation.

Objective: to ascertain the profile of home care service (HCS) users with speech and language complaints in João Pessoa, Paraíba (PB). Methods: a descriptive and quantitative study using an indirect documentation technique based on an analysis of primary source documents, characterized as a documentary study, conducted at a HCS, in João Pessoa, PB, that stores user information in the form of medical records. All patient records included by the HCS from June 2012 to June 2016 were analyzed. After the eligibility criteria were applied, the sample consisted of 114 medical records. The collected data were entered into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to generate descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS (version 21.0). Results: most patients were males (59.6%), elderly (62.3%), had been diagnosed with a stroke (57.9%),had histories of dysphagia (76.3%), speech problems (58.8%), swallowing disorders (80.7%), and abnormal chewing (77.2%). Dysphagia is often associated with stroke, predominantly among males and the elderly. Conclusion difficulty in swallowing, or dysphagia, is often associated with stroke, predominantly in the presence of the sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with men and the elderly.