Experience of a dental clinical discipline for people living with HIV/Aids

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Thayná Marques
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ribeiro, Amanda Fróes, Barbosa, Gabriel Felipe Albuquerque, Trezena, Samuel, Barbosa Júnior, Edwaldo de Souza, Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Quintão, Oliveira, Renata Francine Rodrigues de, Pinto, Mânia de Quadros Coelho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1666
• topic: Dental Care; HIV; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.; Assistência Odontológica; HIV; Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida.

Considering the importance and need for integrated dental education and the dissemination of knowledge about care for patients living with HIV/Aids, the undergraduate course in Dentistry at the University of Montes Claros (Unimontes) has a specific discipline for the care of these patients, the Integrated Clinic IV. The objective of this paper is to report the history and experience of the Integrated Clinic IV discipline, since its implementation in the curriculum. The discipline has as its main objective to provide the academic with multidisciplinary knowledge and comprehensive patient planning. Clinical care is carried out based on a protocol created by the professors and constantly updated according to the literature. The dental evaluation of patients with HIV/Aids, at Clínica Integrada IV, includes an investigation of the history of opportunistic infections, tendency to hemorrhage, presence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and hepatitis, use of medications, in addition to the interpretation of a recent blood test. It is necessary to emphasize that the norms of biosafety in dental care are advocate equality for all individuals, however, there is still stigmatization of dental treatment for individuals with HIV/Aids. Thus, a discipline with care for patients known to be HIV positive provides the opportunity for students to have contact with this public during their graduation and to develop the knowledge necessary to provide specific and quality care.