2012
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232012000500029
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Dor dentária como motivo de absenteísmo em uma população de trabalhadores

Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of dental pain, absenteeism induced by dental pain, and the association with socio-demographic characteristics. The research had a cross-sectional design using a random sample of 170 municipal employees from the City of Venda Nova do Imigrante, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, selected from a universe of 545 individuals. Data was collected using a 27-item questionnaire applied by a municipal worker. The comparison of dental pain and prevalence of absenteeism wit… Show more

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“…Our results have shown that employees with lower education level had 2.3 times more chance of missing work due to toothache. These results are similar and comparable to other studies 8,18,33 .…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…Our results have shown that employees with lower education level had 2.3 times more chance of missing work due to toothache. These results are similar and comparable to other studies 8,18,33 .…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 93%
“…From workers reporting toothache in the last six months and not having looked for oral health services, 46.9% have not perceived the need and 12.0% failed to do it due to lack of money, which may suggest a lack of third shift dental assistance in the public service or not having been waived for treatment. The high prevalence of pain and absenteeism found in this study justifies the implementation of actions, going from the creation of health public service third shift to the insertion of Ds in the company 8 . One cannot discard the possibility of self-medication, very popular and concerning procedure in Brazil for being inadequately and abusively done and, most of the times, with drugs subject to medical prescription 30 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…A pequena proporção de atestados de origem odontológica pode estar relacionada ao fato de que são homologados na unidade SIASS apenas os afastamentos a partir de 1 dia completo das atividades laborais 12 ou mesmo à conhecida relação entre escolaridade mais elevada e menor ocorrência de dor de origem odontológica 30 . A Universidade não realiza ações ou oferece benefício de atenção à saúde bucal do trabalhador, contudo isso não parece limitar o acesso a cuidados odontológicos baseado no perfil socioeconômico da população estudada.…”
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“…A Universidade não realiza ações ou oferece benefício de atenção à saúde bucal do trabalhador, contudo isso não parece limitar o acesso a cuidados odontológicos baseado no perfil socioeconômico da população estudada. Esse absenteísmo de causa odontológica é pouco estudado no Brasil e não possui dados atualizados em nenhuma esfera de governo 9 .…”
Section: Discussão|unclassified
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