Avaliação retrospectiva dos pacientes atendidos e do tratamento oferecido no serviço de emergencias da FOP/UNICAMP entre os anos de 1989 e 1997

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2000

RESUMO

The services of dental emergencies (ES) are offered by several Brazilian institutions. However there are no studies regarding the treatments given to the patients. In this work the rate of effectiveness of the treatment offered to the patients at ES at Dentistry School - University of Campinas (FOP fUNICAMP), the rate of adherence of the patient to the regular dental treatment before and after the emergency treatment and the leveI of the patient s satisfaction with the service were evaluated. The total of patients examined at the ES at FOPIUNICAMP ITom 1989 to 1997 was 509. The patients were recalled to receive a dental check-up. They were submitted to an interview and after that they went through a c1inical examination and radiographic inspection. The information obtained with this research were transferred to a database which used the software aid EPI-INFO 6. 04@ and it was statistically analyzed for the same programo Before this treatment at SE at FOPfUNICAMP, 40,9% ofthe total of 509 patients, used to go to the dentist just in case of pain, and 26,7% used to go to a dentistry evaluation on regular basis. After the emergency treatment, 43,6% of the patients continued to visit a dentist just in emergencies all situations and 28,7% did it regularly. We registered that many ofthe treated teeth at ES at FOPfUNICAMP were absent (32,2%) or with decays (23,0%). Most ofthe patients (76,4%) reported that their dental problem had been solved in emergency. The rate of adherence of the patients to the regular dental treatment was not satisfactory, the emergency service didn t motivate a great number of patients to take better care of their teeth, however apart ITom the fact that the patients were satisfied with the received treatment at the ES, they haven t had the chance to continue dental treatment after the emergency

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brasil efetividade odontologia satisfação tratamento dentario

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