Knowledge, attitudes and practices of undergraduate students and dentists about dental prenatal care.

Autor: Pereira PR; University of Integrated Faculties of Ourinhos, Ourinhos, Brazil., Storniolo de Souza JM; University of Integrated Faculties of Ourinhos, Ourinhos, Brazil., Foratori-Junior GA; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.; Centre for Host-microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe [Eur J Dent Educ] 2023 Feb; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 36-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 30.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12774
Abstrakt: Introduction: Prenatal care is a fundamental moment for health promotion to be carried out, since at that moment women are more receptive to new knowledge, with the aim of providing better healthcare for the baby. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of undergraduate students and professionals, both from the public and from private sectors in Brazil, regarding dental prenatal care.
Materials and Methods: This study corresponded to an online questionnaire survey, via Google Forms, consisting of 17 general questions for undergraduates (n = 103) and 16 for professionals (n = 227) for demographic and school mapping, and 18 specific questions about the importance and protocol of dental prenatal care. T-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and multiple linear regression were adopted (p < .05).
Results: The average total score of the questionnaire for students and professionals was 12.40 and 15.65, respectively (p < .0001), indicating moderate knowledge. Professionals showed a higher prevalence of moderate (77%) and high (2%) knowledge of the subject when compared to undergraduate students (51% and 0% respectively). The graduation period in which the students were enrolled was a predictor of the total score of the questionnaire [F (1, 101) = 21.21; p < .0001; R 2  = .165]. The female gender and the lower weekly workload were the main predictors of the total score of the questionnaire for professionals [F (3, 223) = 6.74; p < .0001; R 2  = .083].
Conclusions: Although professionals have greater knowledge about dental prenatal care than students, there are still deficiencies in the knowledge and practices of them in respect of dental management during pregnancy. Higher education institutions need to change the teaching-learning plan regarding the holistic dental approach for women during pregnancy.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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