Profile of attendance in the Periodontics service of UFRJ Dental School

• Autor(a) principal: Menezes, Claudia Callegaro de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Raphaelle Emmanuelle Almeida, Villoria, German, Barros, Maria Cynésia Medeiros de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/861
• topic: Health Services Administration. Periodontics. Dental Education. Interprofessional Care.; Administração de Serviços de Saúde. Periodontia. Ensino Odontológico. Cuidados Interprofissionais.

This study aimed to characterize the profile of dental attendance provided by the Periodontics II course offered by the Dental School of Odontology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (FO/UFRJ). We collected ten years’ worth of data on dental services (between 2007 and 2016). We analyzed the treatment protocol, the total number of procedures performed per semester and per undergraduate student, the number of periodontal examinations, prophylaxes, oral hygiene instructions, procedures, supragingival scaling procedures, subgingival scaling and root planing performed per semester. Information related to user profiles was collected from the patient’s medical chart and included sociodemographic data, periodontal conditions diagnosis, and associated systemic conditions. In the period studied, 13,810 clinical procedures were performed at FO/UFRJ, with an average of 690.5 per semester. In a sample of 715 patients, the age ranged between 12 and 85 years old. The most predominant age range was between 45 and 64 years old, equivalent to 55.38% of the sample. In the sample, we diagnosed 14.55% of patients with gingivitis and 85.45% with periodontitis, of which 93.94% were chronical and 6.06% aggressive periodontitis. We identified systemic health conditions associated with periodontal diseases. The most relevant conditions informed by patients were arterial hypertension (25.87%); respiratory diseases, such as sinusitis and allergic rhinitis (13.29%); diabetes mellitus (10.35%), and tobacco use (7.70%). We characterized the functioning of the Periodontics II clinic of FO/UFRJ in detail, and our results will be used to improve the service provided for the population in Rio de Janeiro. The profile presented by service users pointed at the need for an interprofessional approach.