Conhecimento de profissionais do serviço público sobre a promoção de saúde bucal em bebês

• Autor(a) principal: Marti, Luana Mafra [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Tagliaferro, Elaine Pereira da Silva [UNESP], Valsecki Júnior, Aylton [UNESP], Silva, Silvio Rocha Corrêa da [UNESP], Rosell, Fernanda Lopez [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://www.mastereditora.com.br/bjscr7-3; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/126092
• topic: Health Personnel; Knowledge; Professional practice; Health promotion; Pessoal de saúde; Conhecimento; Prática profissional; Promoção da saúde

Health promotion seeks to integrate oral health practices to other public health, by building healthy public policy and the development of strategies directed to all people in the community. This study aimed to analyze the knowledge and actions on the infants’ oral health promotion by dentists, pediatricians and nurses. Were interviewed dentists (n=34), pediatricians (n=31) and nurses (n=26) from Basic Health Units, Family Health Units and Centers for Education and Recreation in Araraquara - SP about knowledge and actions on oral health promotion for infants, by filling out a pre-tested questionnaire. Data were analyzed by association tests. Generally, the professionals are aware of and perform actions on oral health promotion for infants. Most participants were female; mean age of 39.9 years, worked in Basic Health Units, had over 10 years of graduation, demonstrated knowledge on and considered oral health promotion in infants very important. The time since graduation and actions on oral health promotion for infants were associated (p<0.05) with issues concerning the use of dental floss. That most of the professionals who participated in this study know about, take actions on oral health promotion for infants and consider them crucial.