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Introdução: É na idade escolar que cada indivíduo forma a sua personalidade bem como cria hábitos que perpetuarão para o resto da vida. O professor é visto pelos alunos como exemplo e figura de autoridade, detentor de conhecimento. Tem sido verificada uma falta de conhecimentos por parte dos professores no que diz respeito à saúde oral e traumatismos dentários que os impede de serem educadores nesta matéria.
Objetivos: Caraterizar os conhecimentos e atitudes dos professores do ensino préescolar ao secundário relativamente à higiene oral/traumatismos dentários e averiguar a influência das variáveis sociodemográficas e relativas à vigilância em saúde oral. Pretende-se ainda formular um projeto de formação de docentes em saúde oral. Material e Métodos: Estudo descritivo, observacional, transversal realizado em 204 docentes dos Agrupamentos de Escolas do Centro de Formação EduFor. Os dados foram recolhidos através de um questionário online de modo a caraterizar as variáveis sociodemográficas, variáveis dos conhecimentos dos professores em saúde oral, variáveis relativas à vigilância para a saúde oral e variáveis relativas à atitude dos professores perante traumatismos dentários. Resultados: Verificou-se que 95,5% dos inquiridos nunca teve formação em saúde oral embora 79,2% revelem interesse na área. Os professores revelaram conhecimentos satisfatórios ao nível da escovagem dos dentes e mostraram-se vigilantes. Verificou-se que a maioria dos professores não sabe como agir perante traumatismos dentários, no entanto apresentam maior preocupação com os dentes definitivos. A variável que mais influenciou os conhecimentos dos professores foi o ciclo de ensino. Conclusão: Os professores de níveis mais baixos apresentaram melhores conhecimentos na área de higiene oral e os docentes do 1º ciclo atuariam mais corretamente perante traumatismos em dentes definitivos. Verificou-se que a formação em primeiros socorros não melhorava a atitude dos professores perante traumatologia oral. Concluiu-se que os docentes necessitam e têm interesse em receber formação em saúde oral.
Introduction: School age is a critical period when children develop their personality and habits which are perpetuated for the rest of their life. Teachers are seen by their students as examples and as figures of authority. There is a lack of knowledge and training of teachers about oral health and dental trauma, which block them from being good oral health educators. Objectives: Characterize the knowledge, habits and attitudes of teachers about oral hygiene and dental trauma and evaluate the influence of sociodemographic and preventive variables. It is also intended to formulate a project to train teachers in oral health. Material and Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional epidemiological study was designed with 204 teachers from the school groups that are part of Centro de Formação EduFor. The data were collected through an online questionnaire in order to characterize the sociodemographic variables, variables of the teachers’ knowledge in oral health, variables related to preventive oral health and variables related to the teachers’ attitudes towards dental trauma. Results: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional epidemiological study was designed with 204 teachers from the school groups that belong to Centro de Formação EduFor. The data were collected through an online questionnaire in order to characterize the sociodemographic variables, variables of the teachers’ knowledge in oral health, variables related to preventive oral health and variables related to the teachers’ attitudes towards dental trauma. Conclusion: The teachers of lower levels showed better knowledge in the area of oral hygiene and the first cycle teachers would act more correctly if facing dental trauma of permanent teeth. It was found that training in first aid did not improve the attitude of teachers towards oral traumatology. It was concluded that teachers needed and are interested in receiving oral health training.
Introduction: School age is a critical period when children develop their personality and habits which are perpetuated for the rest of their life. Teachers are seen by their students as examples and as figures of authority. There is a lack of knowledge and training of teachers about oral health and dental trauma, which block them from being good oral health educators. Objectives: Characterize the knowledge, habits and attitudes of teachers about oral hygiene and dental trauma and evaluate the influence of sociodemographic and preventive variables. It is also intended to formulate a project to train teachers in oral health. Material and Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional epidemiological study was designed with 204 teachers from the school groups that are part of Centro de Formação EduFor. The data were collected through an online questionnaire in order to characterize the sociodemographic variables, variables of the teachers’ knowledge in oral health, variables related to preventive oral health and variables related to the teachers’ attitudes towards dental trauma. Results: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional epidemiological study was designed with 204 teachers from the school groups that belong to Centro de Formação EduFor. The data were collected through an online questionnaire in order to characterize the sociodemographic variables, variables of the teachers’ knowledge in oral health, variables related to preventive oral health and variables related to the teachers’ attitudes towards dental trauma. Conclusion: The teachers of lower levels showed better knowledge in the area of oral hygiene and the first cycle teachers would act more correctly if facing dental trauma of permanent teeth. It was found that training in first aid did not improve the attitude of teachers towards oral traumatology. It was concluded that teachers needed and are interested in receiving oral health training.
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Professores Conhecimento Higiene oral Saúde oral Traumatismos dentários Teachers Knowledge Oral hygiene Oral health Dental trauma