ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR OF THE PEDIATRIC PHYSICIAN ON ORAL HEALTH AND ORAL LESIONS

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2020-09, Vol.130 (3), p.e282-e282
• Main Authors: MENESES, KELLY CHRYSTINE BARBOSA, ARAÚJO, FERNANDA ROXANE SILVA, NEVES, PAULA ANDRESSA DUARTE, BARBOSA, KEVAN GUILHERME, FERREIRA, SONIA MARIA SOARES, NÓBREGA, DIEGO FIGUEIREDO, NEVES-SILVA, RODRIGO
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.780

Objective: To analyze the perception and behavior of the pediatrician in relation to oral health and oral lesions. Study design: This is a quantitative research project, performed with pediatric physicians, through a questionnaire with 40 questions sent electronically. Results: From 77 validated questionnaires, only 50 (64.9%) pediatricians routinely examine their patients’ mouths, 72 (93.5%) pediatricians recommend dental brushing after eruption of the first teeth, 30 (39%) pediatricians recommend the first visit to the dentist between 7 and 11 months of age, 22 (28.6%) pediatricians consider the lack of knowledge to identify oral problems or oral lesions as an obstacle to oral health promotion, and 31 (40.3%) pediatricians prefer to guide and treat oral lesions that they can diagnose clinically. Conclusion: Pediatricians are also a precursor of oral health care, and it is concluded that there is a lack of knowledge about oral health care or oral lesions, so it is necessary to better train this professional from a dental perspective and promote integration with dentistry.