ARAÚJO, G. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1726014980205056; ARAÚJO, Giselle Barros.
Abstract:
Introduction: The dental clinics that belong to Higher Education Institutions must
attended the academic demands and of the users who are seeking them, should
be, in this way, prepared to solve their problems. Objective: This study aims to
identify the profile and the reasons for dental appointments of users of the
multidisciplinary clinic in dentistry at the Federal University of Campina Grande.
Methods: The study was cross-sectional and observational and the information
were collected through of 800 dental records. The profile of the patients was
evaluated, the reason for seeking the service and the specialty which the user was
forwarded. Once collected, the data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and
submitted to the statistical Chi-squared test (p <0.05). Results: It was observed
that most of the patients are female (64.1%), single (49.9%), afrocaucasian
(47.1%), are between 21-30 years of age (24.4%) and they are from Paraiba State
(87.8%). The main reason of seeking the services was the treatment (63.5%). The
clinics that had a higher prevalence were the Operative Dentistry and
Periodontology. By associating the dental specialty that the patient was forwarded
with the gender, it was observed statistically significant difference (p = 0.003),
which was proportionally bigger the forwarding for male gender to the surgery
specialty. There was not statistical significance when compared to other specialties
with the gender (p> 0.05). Conclusion: The search for dental treatment was the
main reason of the seeking for the service and the specialties that the patients
most needed were Operative Dentistry and Periodontology.
