Factors associated with dental students' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between gender, sense of coherence (SOC), social support, perception of academic environment and mental health of dental students during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A longitudinal study involving 65 undergraduates enrolled from the first to sixth semesters in the bachelor dental course of Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, was conducted. Baseline data (2018) included age, gender, SOC, social support, stress control and perception of education environment.

Associations of academic environment, lifestyle, sense of coherence and social support with self-reported mental health status among dental students at a university in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The study evaluated the association of academic environment, lifestyle, sense of coherence (SOC) and social support with self-reported mental health status among dental students.

Design: Secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted from August to October 2018.

Setting: Dental school of a public-funded university in the south-eastern region of Brazil.

The relationship of dental students' characteristics to social support, psychosocial factors, lifestyle, and quality of life.

Objective: To examine the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics, student academic information, social support, sense of coherence, anxiety, lifestyle, and quality of life among dental students.

Methods: A cross-sectional study among 233 dental students in Brazil. We captured data on sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, social support through Social Support Appraisal, psychosocial factors (sense of coherence and anxiety based on SOC-13 and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 - anxiety subscale, respectively), lifestyle as per individual Lifestyle Profile and quality of life based on VERAS-Q.

Demographics, Socioeconomic Status, Social Distancing, Psychosocial Factors and Psychological Well-Being among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on academic routine because of the social distancing measures. This study examined the relationships of sociodemographic characteristics, social distancing aspects and psychosocial factors on psychosocial well-being among undergraduate students during the social distancing period due to COVID-19. A web-based survey was conducted of undergraduate students at a public university in Brazil ( = 620).

Oral status, sense of coherence, religious-spiritual coping, socio-economic characteristics, and quality of life in young patients.

Background: Several factors can influence the oral health.

Aim: To explore the clinical factors, individual characteristics, and environmental factors (religious-spiritual coping-RSC, sense of coherence [SOC], and socio-economic status) related to oral status and impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children/adolescents (C/A).

Design: This study evaluated C/A up to 15 years old and their caregivers.

Sense of coherence and factors associated with school performance of adolescents.

School performance is a key aspect for future professional and social success. The objective of the present study was to investigate factors associated with adolescents' school performance including sense of coherence (SOC) and oral health status. Three hundred eighty one schoolchildren between 15 and 18 years of age from the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, participated in the study.

Protective psychosocial factors and dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Psychosocial protective factors include dispositional and family attributes that may reduce the occurrence of dental caries.

Aim: This review analysed the evidence on the relationship between protective psychosocial factors and dental caries in children and adolescents.

Design: Primary studies involving children and adolescents were searched in the following electronic databases: Medline, SCOPUS, LILACS, SciELO, and Web of Science.

Are resilience and maternal sense of coherence associated with gingival status in adolescents from low-income families?

Background: The capacity to overcome social disadvantages and maintain oral health through psychosocial processes remains poorly understood in children.

Aim: This study assessed the relationship of children's resilience and maternal sense of coherence (SOC) with gingival status in children from low-income families.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 190 schoolchildren aged 11-12 years and their mothers.

The association between low-socioeconomic status mother's Sense of Coherence and their child's utilization of dental care.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of low-socioeconomic status mother's Sense of Coherence (SOC) and their child's utilization of dental care services in a city of Southeast Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 190 schoolchildren aged 11-12 and their mothers in Sao João de Meriti-RJ, Southeast Brazil. The outcome variables were children's use of dental care services and visiting dentists mainly for check-ups.

A salutogenic approach to oral health promotion.

Theoretical frameworks on health promotion focusing on social determinants of oral health have highlighted promising approaches for improving the oral health of populations and reducing inequities in oral health. In the last two decades the salutogenic theory has gained ground in the field of health promotion, but not in oral health promotion. Instead of focusing on risk factors and behavior change, the theory highlights the importance of resources and the ability to use them.

Pediatricians' perception about the use of antibiotics and dental caries--a preliminary study.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate pediatricians' perception about the use of antibiotics and dental caries.

Methods: One hundred pretested questionnaires containing open and closed questions were distributed to pediatricians from public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Results: The response rate was 60 percent.