Avaliação do perfil dos pacientes com necessidades especiais da Clínica de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia da PUCRS
Abstract
Pacientes com necessidades especiais são aqueles indivíduos que necessitam de cuidados especiais por tempo indeterminado ou por parte de sua vida. A Clínica de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia da PUCRS recebe um número significante desses pacientes diariamente. Tendo em vista uma grande procura de atendimento especializado para crianças com limitações, tanto emocionais como físicas, este estudo se propôs a quantificar e a qualificar os pacientes especiais atendidos na Disciplina de Odontopediatria no período de março à dezembro do ano de 2003. Foram analisados 1.289 prontuários sendo que 14% eram de indivíduos que necessitavam de um atendimento diferenciado. Os pacientes foram classificados quanto ao tipo de necessidade especial, idade, gênero, procedência e o número de consultas realizadas. Através da avaliação dos dados obtidos, a Disciplina de Odontopediatria da PUCRS poderá oferecer a essas crianças uma melhor qualidade no atendimento.
UNITERMOS: odontopediatria; estudos epidemiológicos; pacientes especiais.
SUMMARY
Patients with special needs are individuals who will require special care for some time or the whole of the lives. The Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) College of Dentistry offers care to a significant number of such patients every day. As there is a growing demand for specialized care for children with emotional and physical disabilities, this study aimed to analyze quantitative and qualitative data from patients with special needs who received care in the Class of Pediatric Dentistry from March to December 2003. Records of 1,289 were reviewed and it was found that 14% of the patients required special care. Patient information was grouped by type of special need, age, sex, city of residence and the number of visits to the clinic. The assessment of this information will allow the Class of Pediatric Dentistry at PUCRS to provide this children with higher quality care.
UNITERMS: pediatric dentistry, epidemiologic studies; handicapped patients.
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