Carina Gisele Costa Bispo

Experiência de clínica ampliada em odontologia na Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Expanded clinical care is a strategy under the National Policy for Humanized Care for reflection on care for users of the Unified National Health System. Under the impetus of the Pro-Saude program and the National Policy for Humanized Care, faculty from the School of Dentistry at the State University in Maringa (UEM) conducted a restructuring of clinical care, resulting in the implementation of expanded care. This study reports on the experience with the implementation of such expanded clinical care, aimed at promoting interaction between students, community, and the multi-professional health team, so as to obtain comprehensive and humanized care. Expanded care is structured to receive users in a multi-professional setting, directing them within a flowchart all the way to their discharge and fostering autonomy in the maintenance of their oral health. Expanded care has provided backing for improving the vision of comprehensive care for users of the UEM dental clinic, strengthening academic training and community care. The collective construction adds considerable value to the activities, but it is a slow process that requires maturity on the part of participants.

Association between oral health status and central obesity among Brazilian independent-living elderly.

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between oral health status and central obesity (CO) in Brazilian independent-living elderly. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 489 elderly, who were participants of the Study on Aging and Longevity, in Londrina, state of Parana. The number of natural teeth and use of prostheses were evaluated according to the World Health Organization criteria. The presence of CO was assessed using measures of waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR). Information concerning sociodemographic profile and some systemic conditions was also collected. Data were analyzed using stepwise logistic regression, α=5%. According to WC and WHR measures, the prevalence of central obesity was 79.3% and 76.1%, respectively. CO according to WC was not associated with oral status. Considering the WHR measure, the following oral conditions were associated to CO: having fewer natural teeth (OR = 2.61; 95%CI = 1.17-5.80), being edentulous and wearing both upper and lower complete dentures (OR = 2.34; 95%CI = 1.11-4.93), and being edentulous wearing only the upper complete denture (OR = 2.64; 95%CI = 1.01-6.95). Traditional risk factors for CO such as gender, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes were associated with both measures. A poor oral health due to extensive tooth loss, whether partial or complete, even if rehabilitated by removable prostheses, may be considered a good predictor of CO in Brazilian independent-living elderly.