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Cancro oral: avaliação dos conhecimentos dos médicos dentistas e dos higienistas orais em Portugal
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Introdução: O cancro oral é uma doença cujo prognóstico e sucesso do tratamento estão dependentes de um diagnóstico precoce. Os médicos dentistas e os higienistas orais são os profissionais de saúde que mais observam a cavidade oral dos doentes. Por essa razão, devem incluir procedimentos de rastreio do cancro oral nas suas consultas e ajudar a consciencializar os doentes sobre os fatores de risco associados ao desenvolvimento destes tumores.
Objetivos: Avaliar os conhecimentos dos médicos dentistas e higienistas orais no âmbito do cancro oral em Portugal, bem como aferir a formação e experiência clínica dos mesmos.
Materiais e Métodos: Os dados foram recolhidos através de questionários online entre os meses de janeiro e março de 2021, de carácter voluntário e confidencial. Foi aplicada estatística descritiva e analítica.
Resultados: Foram consideradas para efeitos estatísticos 272 respostas válidas, 178 de médicos dentistas e 94 de higienistas orais. Mais de 50% dos profissionais considerou os seus conhecimentos e capacidade de diagnóstico de cancro oral e lesões potencialmente malignas como ‘razoáveis’. Ainda assim, mais de 90% dos inquiridos referiu ser importante ter formação adicional sobre nesta área. Relativamente aos médicos dentistas, só 35,4% afirmaram já ter realizado biópsia de uma lesão suspeita.
Discussão: Estabeleceu-se uma relação estatisticamente significativa entre algumas das variáveis estudadas. A maioria dos resultados está de acordo com a literatura e com estudos semelhantes anteriormente realizados. No entanto, existe escassez de informação relativa aos conhecimentos dos higienistas orais, uma vez que este é o primeiro estudo realizado em Portugal que inclui, simultaneamente, médicos dentistas e higienistas orais.
Conclusão: A maioria dos profissionais apresenta os conhecimentos teóricos corretos, mas ainda existem algumas lacunas. Foram identificadas diferenças na prática clínica de médicos dentistas e higienistas orais.
Introduction: Oral cancer is a disease whose prognosis and treatment success depend on an early diagnosis. Dentists and oral hygienists are the health professionals who most observe patients' oral cavity. For that reason, they should include oral cancer screening procedures in their appointments and help make patients aware of the risk factors associated with developing these tumors. Objectives: Evaluate the knowledge of dentists and oral hygienists regarding oral cancer in Portugal, as well as measure their education and clinical experience. Materials and Methods: The data was collected through online questionaries, voluntary and confidential, made between the months of January and March of 2021. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied. Results: 272 valid responses were considered for statistical purposes, 178 from dentists and 94 from oral hygienists. More than 50% of professionals considered their knowledge and ability to diagnose oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions as ‘reasonable’. Still, more than 90% of respondents said it was important to have additional training in this area. Regarding dentists, only 35,4% said they had already performed a biopsy of a suspicious lesion. Discussion: A statistically significant relationship was established between some of the variables studied. Most of the results agree with the literature and with similar studies previously carried out. However, there is a lack of information regarding the knowledge of oral hygienists, since this is the first study carried out in Portugal that includes, simultaneously, dentists and oral hygienists. Conclusion: Most professionals have the correct theoretical knowledge, but there are still some gaps. Differences were identified in the clinical practice of dentists and oral hygienists.
Introduction: Oral cancer is a disease whose prognosis and treatment success depend on an early diagnosis. Dentists and oral hygienists are the health professionals who most observe patients' oral cavity. For that reason, they should include oral cancer screening procedures in their appointments and help make patients aware of the risk factors associated with developing these tumors. Objectives: Evaluate the knowledge of dentists and oral hygienists regarding oral cancer in Portugal, as well as measure their education and clinical experience. Materials and Methods: The data was collected through online questionaries, voluntary and confidential, made between the months of January and March of 2021. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied. Results: 272 valid responses were considered for statistical purposes, 178 from dentists and 94 from oral hygienists. More than 50% of professionals considered their knowledge and ability to diagnose oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions as ‘reasonable’. Still, more than 90% of respondents said it was important to have additional training in this area. Regarding dentists, only 35,4% said they had already performed a biopsy of a suspicious lesion. Discussion: A statistically significant relationship was established between some of the variables studied. Most of the results agree with the literature and with similar studies previously carried out. However, there is a lack of information regarding the knowledge of oral hygienists, since this is the first study carried out in Portugal that includes, simultaneously, dentists and oral hygienists. Conclusion: Most professionals have the correct theoretical knowledge, but there are still some gaps. Differences were identified in the clinical practice of dentists and oral hygienists.