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Introdução: Apesar de terem existido vários progressos na saúde oral infantil em
Portugal, subgrupos de crianças ainda sofrem de elevados níveis de cárie dentária. A
existência de barreiras geográficas e socioeconómicas e a falta de acesso a cuidados
dentários primários, coloca estas crianças numa situação de risco. De forma a mitigar a
situação, este trabalho focou-se na criação de ferramentas que permitam encurtar as
distâncias entre estas crianças e cuidados primários e preventivos de medicina dentária.
Materiais e Métodos: O trabalho foi realizado com o propósito de produzir um
protocolo de diagnóstico através do uso de telemedicina em pacientes odontopediátricos,
seguindo as recomendações da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS). Foi efetuada uma
revisão de literatura sobre este tema, foram implementadas parcerias e efetuados contactos
preliminares com a Associação Reencontro.
Resultados: Foi criado um tutorial com o objetivo de instruir os cuidadores a fotografar
a cavidade oral das crianças, tendo sido definido e detalhadamente construído um
procedimento específico para a avaliar, adicionalmente procedeu-se à elaboração da
sequência de acontecimentos para efetuar uma consulta de telemedicina.
Conclusão: Finalizado o protocolo pudemos aferir o seu potencial para se tornar uma
mais-valia em termos de prevenção e diagnóstico precoce em saúde oral, fornecendo ao
médico dentista informações para uma triagem adequada, o que poderá melhorar a
qualidade do diagnóstico, plano de tratamento e intervenções futuras, mas também a
qualidade de vida geral da criança intervencionada.
Introduction: Although there has been a lot of progress in child oral health in Portugal, subgroups of children still suffer from high levels of dental caries. The existence of geographical and socio-economic barriers and the lack of access to primary dental care puts these children at risk, in order to resolve this situation this study focused on the creation of tools to shorten the distances between these children and primary and preventive dental care. Materials and Methods: The work carried out will be with the purpose of producing a diagnostic protocol through the use of telemedicine in pediatric pacients, following the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). A literature review on the subject was carried out, partnerships were implemented, and preliminary contacts were made with the target institution. Results: A tutorial was created with the objective of instructing caregivers to photograph the oral cavity of children, and a specific procedure was defined in detail to evaluate them, additionally, a correct sequence of events was elaborated to perform a telemedicine consultation. Conclusion: Once finalized, we can assess that the creation of the protocol has the potential to become an asset in terms of prevention and early diagnosis in oral health, providing the dentist with information for proper screening, which will not only improve the quality of the diagnosis, treatment plan and future interventions, but also the overall standard of living of the intervened child.
Introduction: Although there has been a lot of progress in child oral health in Portugal, subgroups of children still suffer from high levels of dental caries. The existence of geographical and socio-economic barriers and the lack of access to primary dental care puts these children at risk, in order to resolve this situation this study focused on the creation of tools to shorten the distances between these children and primary and preventive dental care. Materials and Methods: The work carried out will be with the purpose of producing a diagnostic protocol through the use of telemedicine in pediatric pacients, following the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). A literature review on the subject was carried out, partnerships were implemented, and preliminary contacts were made with the target institution. Results: A tutorial was created with the objective of instructing caregivers to photograph the oral cavity of children, and a specific procedure was defined in detail to evaluate them, additionally, a correct sequence of events was elaborated to perform a telemedicine consultation. Conclusion: Once finalized, we can assess that the creation of the protocol has the potential to become an asset in terms of prevention and early diagnosis in oral health, providing the dentist with information for proper screening, which will not only improve the quality of the diagnosis, treatment plan and future interventions, but also the overall standard of living of the intervened child.
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Intervenção Crianças Saúde oral Telemedicina Teledentistry Intervention Children Oral health Telemedicine