%0 Journal Article
%T Conhecimento sobre sa¨²de bucal por concluintes de pedagogia
%A Garbin
%A Cl¨¦a Adas Saliba
%A Garbin
%A Art¨ºnio Jos¨¦ Isper
%A Santos
%A Karina Tonini dos
%A Hidalgo
%A L¨ªdia Regina da Costa
%A Moimaz
%A Suzely Adas Saliba
%J Trabalho, Educa£¿£¿o e Sa¨²de
%D 2012
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1981-77462012000300006
%X this study aimed to investigate the opinions and knowledge on oral health among 2009 graduates in education at the city of ara£¿atuba (state of s£¿o paulo). to this end, a semi-structured interview was carried out to address the views of the students about education in oral health and their know-ledge concerning aspects related to tooth decay, to preventive dentistry, and dentistry in early childhood. of a universe of 120 students, 92 (76.6%) agreed to participate in the study. of these, 86.8% of the students believe that the teacher should act as an educator in oral health, and 92.4% consider it important to integrate with healthcare professionals. nine percent and 34.8%, respectively, provided correct answers about the concepts of dental plaque and cavities. on the appearance of cavities and about the possibility of having healthy teeth for life, 67% and 83.7%, responded correctly, respectively. graduates in education have positive opinions regarding education in oral health; however, they have insufficient know-ledge on the subject, particularly considering they will be future teachers and opinion leaders.
%K school health
%K oral health
%K education in health
%K teachers.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1981-77462012000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en