El cumplimento de las metas de tratamientos en las clínicas dentales especializadas en la Región Sur de Brasil

Objetivo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o cumprimento das metas ambulatoriais dos Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas (CEOs) localizados na Região Sul do Brasil e fatores associados aos processos de trabalho. Método O estudo foi do tipo exploratório transversal. Para a coleta de dados foram consultadas as bases de dados do DATA/SUS, CNES, SIOPS, IBGE e foi enviado um questionário semiestruturado aos gestores dos CEOs. Para verificar a associação de fatores com o cumprimento das metas dos CEOs foi utilizado o Teste de Kruskal Wallis. Resultados Foram analisados 936 meses de produção ambulatorial distribuídos em 78 CEOs, a taxa de respostas dos questionários foi de 68 % e verificou-se baixo cumprimento de metas e que as variáveis: estado do Paraná, os municípios com porte populacional de 0-50 mil/hab e o quarto quintil dos gastos totais em saúde e PIB per capita foram associados ao cumprimento de metas dos procedimentos de periodontia e o tipo de CEO apresentou associação com metas cumpridas de procedimentos básicos. Discussão As análises das variáveis que podem estar associadas à produção ambulatorial dos CEOs são fundamentais para verificar questões de acesso da população e aplicabilidade dos recursos públicos na área da saúde. Conclusões O estudo sinaliza para o baixo cumprimento de metas dos CEOs, entretanto aponta que podem haver fatores importantes associados a maior número de meses de metas cumpridas.Objective To evaluate the association of work factors with goals set in specialized dental centers (SDCs) of Southern Brazil. Methodology Cross-sectional exploratory study, in which the databases DATASUS, IBGE, SIOPS were used and complemented with an online questionnaire (FORMSUS). The questionnaire was answered by SDC managers. The Kruskal Wallis test was utilized to determine association of factors. Results Nine hundred and thirty six months, corresponding to 78 SDCs, were analyzed; the response rate of the questionnaires was 68%. It was found that the variables Paraná State, municipalities with population size of 0-50 thousand/inhabitants, and the fourth quartile of total health expenditure and Gross National Product per capita were factors associated with goals achievement of periodontal procedures. The type of SDCs showed association with goals achievement of basics procedures. Discussion Analyzes of the variables that may be associated with outpatient treatment in of SDCs are fundamental to verify issues regarding population access and applicability of public resources in the health area. Conclusion The study indicates low achievement goals by outpatient care delivery by specialized dental centers, which may indicate important factors associated with higher number months for achieving goals.Objetivo El objetivo del estudio fue verificar: el cumplimento de las metas de tratamientos en las clínicas dentales especializadas (CDEs) en la Región Sur de Brasil y, los factores asociados a los procesos de trabajo. Método El estudio fue exploratorio transversal. Para la recolección de datos fueron consultadas las bases del datos provenientes de DATA/SUS, CNES, SIOSP, IBGE y fue enviado un cuestionario semiestructurado para los gestores de las CDEs. Para comprobar la asociación de los factores con el cumplimento de las metas de las CDEs se realizó el test de Kruskal Wallis. Resultados Fueron analizados 936 meses de tratamiento ambulatorio distribuidos en las 78 CDEs y la tasa de respuestas de los cuestionarios fue de 68%. Las variables: estado de Paraná, municipios con número de ciudadanos de 0-50 mil/hab, el cuarto quintil de los gastos totales en salud y PIB per cápita fueron asociados con el cumplimento de las metas de los procedimientos de periodoncia y, el tipo II de CDE presentó asociación con el cumplimento de las metas de los procedimientos básicos. Discusión El análisis de las variables que pueden estar asociadas al tratamiento ambulatorio en las CDEs es fundamental para comprobar tanto los problemas de acceso de los habitantes como la aplicabilidad de los recursos públicos en el área de la salud. Conclusiones El estudio indica un bajo cumplimento de las metas de tratamiento de las CDEs, entretanto apunta que pueden haber factores importantes asociados al mayor número de meses en las metas cumplidas

Uso da terapia fotodinâmica em lesões de mucosa bucal: uma revisão de literatura / Use of photodynamic therapy in oral mucosal lesions: a review of the literature

O objetivo deste estudo é revisar a literatura acerca do uso da TFD em lesões de mucosa bucal, verificando o impacto na redução da dor e na aceleração da cicatrização. Para a busca das evidências a serem incluídas no presente estudo, foram utilizadas as bases de dados PubMed, ScienceDirect, Medline e Lilacs. Foram também incluídos artigos relacionados ao tema, obtidos das referências bibliográficas de outros estudos relevantes. Foi realizada leitura por título, por resumo, e por fim, a leitura completa dos artigos. Com base nos resultados, é possível afirmar que a TFD é eficaz para o tratamento de diversas lesões de mucosa bucal. Além disso, a TFD é uma técnica indolor que possui efeito cicatrizante e possui mínimos efeitos colaterais. Portanto, sugere-se que sejam realizados mais estudos a fim de padronizar a dose do tempo de ação para cada uma das lesões e além disso, é necessário que existam mais estudos para tornar essa prática rotineira entre os cirurgiões-dentistas

Satisfaction of Primary Healthcare Dentists after the Completion of a Distance Learning Course in Pediatric Dentistry

Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the level of satisfaction of dentists working in primary healthcare (PHC) with a Distance learning (DL) course in pediatric dentistry offered by the TeleHealthRS cen-ter, and to the investigate possible associations between the variables indicative of their satisfaction and their performance on the questionnaires applied before and after the course. Methods: The course was offered in 2015 by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) together with the TeleHealthRS center in Brazil. Data were collected on the participants’ personal and professional pro-file, their pre- and post-course knowledge about pediatric dentistry, and their satisfaction with the course. Stu-dent's t-test and the ANOVA test were used to assess the possible associations between the variables indicative of their satisfaction and their performance on the questionnaires applied before and after the course. Results: Overall, the participants were satisfied with the course, however, no statistically significant association was found between the variables indicative of their satisfaction and the grades they earned on the pre- and post-course questionnaires. Conclusion: The available pediatric dentistry course received positive evaluations from the participants, consti-tuting a possible strategy for the qualification of primary care dentists. Future studies are warranted to further investigate the expectations of DL course participants, aiming to enhance the quality of future editions of this learning modality for pediatric dentistry contents

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others

El cumplimento de las metas de tratamientos en las clínicas dentales especializadas en la Región Sur de Brasil

Objetivo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o cumprimento das metas ambulatoriais dos Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas (CEOs) localizados na Região Sul do Brasil e fatores associados aos processos de trabalho. Método O estudo foi do tipo exploratório transversal. Para a coleta de dados foram consultadas as bases de dados do DATA/SUS, CNES, SIOPS, IBGE e foi enviado um questionário semiestruturado aos gestores dos CEOs. Para verificar a associação de fatores com o cumprimento das metas dos CEOs foi utilizado o Teste de Kruskal Wallis. Resultados Foram analisados 936 meses de produção ambulatorial distribuídos em 78 CEOs, a taxa de respostas dos questionários foi de 68 % e verificou-se baixo cumprimento de metas e que as variáveis: estado do Paraná, os municípios com porte populacional de 0-50 mil/hab e o quarto quintil dos gastos totais em saúde e PIB per capita foram associados ao cumprimento de metas dos procedimentos de periodontia e o tipo de CEO apresentou associação com metas cumpridas de procedimentos básicos. Discussão As análises das variáveis que podem estar associadas à produção ambulatorial dos CEOs são fundamentais para verificar questões de acesso da população e aplicabilidade dos recursos públicos na área da saúde. Conclusões O estudo sinaliza para o baixo cumprimento de metas dos CEOs, entretanto aponta que podem haver fatores importantes associados a maior número de meses de metas cumpridas.Objective To evaluate the association of work factors with goals set in specialized dental centers (SDCs) of Southern Brazil. Methodology Cross-sectional exploratory study, in which the databases DATASUS, IBGE, SIOPS were used and complemented with an online questionnaire (FORMSUS). The questionnaire was answered by SDC managers. The Kruskal Wallis test was utilized to determine association of factors. Results Nine hundred and thirty six months, corresponding to 78 SDCs, were analyzed; the response rate of the questionnaires was 68%. It was found that the variables Paraná State, municipalities with population size of 0-50 thousand/inhabitants, and the fourth quartile of total health expenditure and Gross National Product per capita were factors associated with goals achievement of periodontal procedures. The type of SDCs showed association with goals achievement of basics procedures. Discussion Analyzes of the variables that may be associated with outpatient treatment in of SDCs are fundamental to verify issues regarding population access and applicability of public resources in the health area. Conclusion The study indicates low achievement goals by outpatient care delivery by specialized dental centers, which may indicate important factors associated with higher number months for achieving goals.Objetivo El objetivo del estudio fue verificar: el cumplimento de las metas de tratamientos en las clínicas dentales especializadas (CDEs) en la Región Sur de Brasil y, los factores asociados a los procesos de trabajo. Método El estudio fue exploratorio transversal. Para la recolección de datos fueron consultadas las bases del datos provenientes de DATA/SUS, CNES, SIOSP, IBGE y fue enviado un cuestionario semiestructurado para los gestores de las CDEs. Para comprobar la asociación de los factores con el cumplimento de las metas de las CDEs se realizó el test de Kruskal Wallis. Resultados Fueron analizados 936 meses de tratamiento ambulatorio distribuidos en las 78 CDEs y la tasa de respuestas de los cuestionarios fue de 68%. Las variables: estado de Paraná, municipios con número de ciudadanos de 0-50 mil/hab, el cuarto quintil de los gastos totales en salud y PIB per cápita fueron asociados con el cumplimento de las metas de los procedimientos de periodoncia y, el tipo II de CDE presentó asociación con el cumplimento de las metas de los procedimientos básicos. Discusión El análisis de las variables que pueden estar asociadas al tratamiento ambulatorio en las CDEs es fundamental para comprobar tanto los problemas de acceso de los habitantes como la aplicabilidad de los recursos públicos en el área de la salud. Conclusiones El estudio indica un bajo cumplimento de las metas de tratamiento de las CDEs, entretanto apunta que pueden haber factores importantes asociados al mayor número de meses en las metas cumplidas