Ações para implementação de odontologia hospitalar no sistema público municipal

Abstract

The treatment of patients admitted by a multidisciplinary team is increasingly frequent in hospitals. For this reason, dentistry gains recognition in front of the other specialties. It is necessary to implement this routine with the intention of promoting oral health and acting in the orientation of the nursing team on the dental hygiene care of hospitalized patients. This article aims to report the extension project for introduction of hospital odontology in a public hospital, based on the application of specific questionnaires and lectures on oral hygiene instruction. The project was divided into two fronts: the Inpatient Group and the Nursing Team Group, with the objective of evaluating the self-perception of oral health, the degree of concern / demand for dental care and the state of oral health of hospitalized patients and also the care routine related to oral hygiene, performed by nursing technicians with patients hospitalized before and after receiving training. It is concluded that there are many barriers to the routine implementation of dentistry in the hospital environment, however, these barriers are positive, because starting by them the project may be better suited to the reality of this hospital.