Manual sobre manejo do comportamento em Odontopediatria.

Abstract

There is a need for increased focus on children's behavioral management in dentistry universities, in which, mostly, prioritizes that the student perform technical dental procedures at the expense of the establishment of a professional-patient relationship suitable for behavior management. To use the behavior management strategies, it is necessary to perform a psychological intervention planning for each patient, with the goal of creating a trust relationship between the dentist and the patient and thus perform the dental treatment. The present work consists in the preparation of a manual on child behavior management. The aim of this paper is to assist students and dentistry practitioners to organize children care, linking technical skills with knowledge of strategies created under influence of Psychology applied to dentistry. For the preparation of this manual, research was carried out in scientific databases such as Google Scholar, Pubmed, CAPES Journal Portal, Bireme, among others, with key words: management, behavior, children, Pediatric Dentistry. Research was also carried out in textbooks of Pediatric Dentistry and psychology applied to dentistry. Were selected, based on the current literature, the main behavior management strategies in pediatric dentistry. Each strategy selected for the manual was described regarding the definition, purpose, indication, how to do it, precautions and examples. There were also professional photos made to illustrate most of the behavior management strategies addressed. The content of this manual has generated the creation of an applicative for mobile phones with great utility to have on hand the content on behavior management strategies in clinical practice for both student and professional, to verify and remember of the use of these strategies, as for the patient, because you can show him/her the pictures, and ask them to choose how they want to be treated, therefore, being a tool of clinical utility.