O perfil do pedagogo na multiplicação das técnicas de controle de higiene bucal: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Collective health is currently regarded as one of the most important tools for health promotion, encompassing oral health. On the other hand, data indicate that the indices of oral diseases remain high, with a high incidence of cavities. In this context, several fronts arise and the importance of professionals who help to promote collective health. Among these professionals, we highlight the pedagogues, whose main function as an educator is to guide and satisfy the students' basic needs. In this way it is necessary to know the role of the pedagogue in the orientation and initiation of oral hygiene techniques. As a result of this fact, the present research aims to answer the following question: How can pedagogues be multipliers of oral hygiene techniques, contributing to decrease the incidence of caries? As a general objective: to analyze the pedagogue's performance in the multiplication of oral hygiene techniques, contributing to decrease the incidence of dental caries. The specific objectives are: to verify the performance of the pedagogue as a collective health agent; to identify the role of the pedagogue as a multiplier of oral hygiene techniques and to analyze how the performance of the pedagogue can contribute to decrease the incidence of caries in children. As a methodology the bibliographic research was used through a literature review and analysis of curricular menus. In the results, it was possible to verify the deficiency of the pedagogues' performance as instruments of multiplication of the oral hygiene techniques, since it does not have the training that qualifies for this.