Cariology education for undergraduate Brazilian dental students

Gouvea, Daiana Back; Groisman, Sônia; Bönecker, Marcelo; Sampaio, Fábio Correia; Paiva, Saul Martins; Kriger, Léo; Schulte, Andreas; Rodrigues, Jonas de Almeida

doi:10.1590/1981-863720180003000073428

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“…43 In Brazil (a Portuguese-speaking country with more than 200 dental schools), the proportion of universities that provided a specific discipline of cariology seemed to be higher than those reported in Europe and other Latin American countries. 44 Apart from these initiatives, there is no regional discussion about the CCC in LACC.…”

Section: Trends Of and Risk Factors For Dental Caries In Laccs: Summary Of Articles 1 And 2 Of This Consensusmentioning

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Dental caries prevalence, prospects, and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus

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Braz. oral res.

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Dental caries prevalence, prospects, and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus

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“…168 This was also the case with the 100% consensus being achieved among 15 dental schools in the Caribbean region, 12 in the Dominican Republic, and 1 each in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. 169 In Brazil, information about caries risk is disseminated via Public health and Integrated seminars, risk factors, and determinants 170 and taught in a theoretical manner in most dental schools (94%). 171 In Chile, all universities teach CRA theoretically, 172 with clinical application being taught at only 40% of all dental schools.…”

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Risk factors for dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean countries

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Identifying the risk factors for dental caries is vital in epidemiology and clinical practices for developing effective preventive strategies, both, at the individual and collective levels. Different causality/determination models have been proposed to understand the development process of dental caries. In the present review, we designed a model inspired by the world-known social determinants models proposed in the 90s and more recently in the 10s, wherein the contextual factors are placed more externally and encompass the individual factors. The contextual factors included those related to the cultural and societal values, as well as the social and health government policies. The individual factors were classified into the following categories: socioeconomic (social class, occupation, income, and education level), demographic characteristics (age, sex, and ethnicity), behavioral factors (non-use of fluoride dentifrice, sugar consumption, poor oral hygiene, and lack of preventive dental care), and biological factors (recent caries experience/active caries lesions, biofilm retentive factors, developmental defects of the enamel, disabilities, saliva amount and quality, cariogenic biofilm). Each of these variables was addressed, while focusing on the current evidence from studies conducted in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACC). Based on the proposed model, educational aspects were addressed, and individual caries risk assessment and management decisions were proposed; further, implications for public health policies and clinical practice were described. The identification of modifiable risk factors for dental caries should be the basis for multi-strategy actions that consider the diversity of Latin American communities.

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“…Cariology is taught to undergraduate students in public dental schools 34 and caries risk assessment is judged a relevant issue for the Cariology Curriculum, according to 93.6% of the Brazilian dental schools coordinators. 9 On the other hand, a survey with Brazilian public dental schools has demonstrated that in spite of their engagement to teach Cariology, special importance is given to clinical disciplines that disfavor integrated training of dental students. 34 Future studies should address the reasons for not performing CRA among Brazilian dentists as well as the training provided to dental students.…”

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“…In Brazilian dental schools, CRA was judged a relevant issue for cariology, which is a specific discipline within the curriculum of 32% of Brazilian dental schools or is taught by operative dentistry, pediatric dentistry or public health disciplines. 9 Dentists from a Brazilian community participated in the first study using the Brazilian translated version of the "Assessment of Caries Diagnosis and Caries Treatment" Questionnaire from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN). The objective of this study was to determine among Brazilian dentists the prevalence of CRA use and factors associated with its use, as well as to quantify dentists' ratings of the importance of specific factors when treatment planning.…”

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Caries risk assessment in dental practices by dentists from a Brazilian community

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Data on dental practices related to caries risk assessment (CRA) are scarce among Brazilian dentists. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CRA use by dentists and factors associated with its use, as well as to quantify dentists' ratings of the importance of specific factors when treatment planning. Dentists registered at the Regional Council of Dentistry of São Paulo State-Araraquara region were sent two paper questionnaires that comprised: a) characteristics of dentists themselves, their practices, and their patients; and b) the translated version of the "Assessment of Caries Diagnosis and Caries Treatment" Questionnaire from the U.S. National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Participants were 206 dentists who currently practiced in Araraquara and treated dental caries. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analyses were used for data analysis. Thirty-six percent of the dentists reported they perform CRA and, among them, 36% indicated they record the assessment on a special form that is kept in the patient chart. More years since dental school graduation (OR = 1.1, p = 0.002) and holding an advanced academic degree (OR=2.6, p=0.005) were associated with a higher likelihood of performing CRA, whereas exclusively using a private practice model (OR = 0.5, p = 0.016) was associated with a lower likelihood of performing CRA. The current oral hygiene and commitment to return for follow-up were the most important risk factors for treatment planning. In conclusion, CRA was not a routine procedure in daily practice among the majority of participating dentists. Specific demographic, practice and academic education characteristics were associated with performing CRA.

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Cariology education for undergraduate Brazilian dental students

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Dental caries prevalence, prospects, and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus

Dental caries prevalence, prospects, and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus

Risk factors for dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Caries risk assessment in dental practices by dentists from a Brazilian community

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