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Introdução: Apesar dos muitos avanços na área da Odontopediatria, o maior desafio para qualquer Médico Dentista é reduzir ao máximo a ansiedade relacionada com a consulta médico-dentária e fazer com que a criança compreenda e colabore durante o tratamento.
Objetivos: Caracterizar, a nível sociodemográfico, os hábitos de higiene e saúde oral do paciente odontopediátrico, registar a sua preferência quanto à imagem que consideram mais empática do Médico Dentista e analisar a sua correlação com diversas variáveis.
Material e Métodos: Efetuou-se um questionário projetado para avaliar as preferências das crianças em relação à imagem dos Médicos Dentistas, distribuído numa escola primária, dois jardins-de-infância e na Clínica Universitária da UCP.
Resultados: Participaram 200 crianças (105 do género masculino) com idades compreendidas entre os 3 e os 10 anos. Relativamente à preferência sobre o género do Odontopediatra, 70,5% prefere a Médica Dentista. As crianças que procuraram o clínico, em caso de dor de dentes, mantêm essa escolha (77,8%, p=0,001). Crianças do género feminino favorecem a Médica Dentista (86,3%; p=0.000) e a bata branca (80,0%; p=0,008). Quem pertence a famílias tradicionais tem predileção pela máscara convencional (49,7%), enquanto a máscara infantil prevalece nas outras categorias familiares (p=0,031). As crianças que higienizam a cavidade mais frequentemente optam pela máscara convencional (50,0%, p=0,026). Quem já visitou a consulta médico-dentária, elege a bata branca (68,2%) enquanto quem nunca visitou prefere a bata azul (66,7%, p=0,018).
Conclusões: Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstram que as crianças têm perceções e preferências muito específicas quanto ao aspeto do Médico Dentista. Os resultados obtidos constituem informação importante a ter em conta por cada odontopediatra desejoso de melhorar a sua relação com os pequenos pacientes.
Introduction: Despite the many advances in the Pediatric Dentistry, the biggest challenge for any Dentist is to reduce the anxiety related to dental appointment and to make the child understand, accept and collaborate during treatment. Aim: Characterize the sociodemographic data, hygiene and oral health habits of the pediatric dentistry patient, record the children preferences for the most empathic image of the Dentist and analyze their correlation with the various variables. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed in one school, two kindergartens and at the UCP University Clinic. Results: 200 children were included (105 males) between 3 and 10 years old. Regarding the Pediatric Dentist gender, 70.5% preferred the female dentist. Children who sought the clinician, in case of toothache, maintained choice (77.8%; p=0.001). Girls prefer the female dentist (86.3%, p=0.000) also the white lab coat is their favourite (80.0%, p=0.008). Those who belong to traditional families have a predilection for the conventional protective mask (49.7%), while the pediatric mask prevails in other family categories (p=0.031). Children who often practise their oral hygiene opt for the conventional mask (50.0%, p = 0.026). Those who have been at the dental appointment in the past, elect the white lab coat (68.2%), while those who have never been prefer the blue coat (66.7%, p = 0.018). Conclusions: The results obtained in this study demonstrate that children have very specific perceptions and preferences regarding the dentist appearance. These results are important information to take into account by each pediatric dentist that desires to improve their doctor-patient relationship with children.
Introduction: Despite the many advances in the Pediatric Dentistry, the biggest challenge for any Dentist is to reduce the anxiety related to dental appointment and to make the child understand, accept and collaborate during treatment. Aim: Characterize the sociodemographic data, hygiene and oral health habits of the pediatric dentistry patient, record the children preferences for the most empathic image of the Dentist and analyze their correlation with the various variables. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed in one school, two kindergartens and at the UCP University Clinic. Results: 200 children were included (105 males) between 3 and 10 years old. Regarding the Pediatric Dentist gender, 70.5% preferred the female dentist. Children who sought the clinician, in case of toothache, maintained choice (77.8%; p=0.001). Girls prefer the female dentist (86.3%, p=0.000) also the white lab coat is their favourite (80.0%, p=0.008). Those who belong to traditional families have a predilection for the conventional protective mask (49.7%), while the pediatric mask prevails in other family categories (p=0.031). Children who often practise their oral hygiene opt for the conventional mask (50.0%, p = 0.026). Those who have been at the dental appointment in the past, elect the white lab coat (68.2%), while those who have never been prefer the blue coat (66.7%, p = 0.018). Conclusions: The results obtained in this study demonstrate that children have very specific perceptions and preferences regarding the dentist appearance. These results are important information to take into account by each pediatric dentist that desires to improve their doctor-patient relationship with children.
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Odontopediatria Comunicação não-verbal Relação médico-paciente Aparência física Ansiedade dentária Pediatric dentistry Nonverbal communication Physician-patient relationship Physical appearence Dental anxiety