Comparison of basic and advanced behaviour management techniques between Colombian and Spanish parents during regular treatment and in emergency situations.

Aim: To evaluate the acceptance of behaviour management techniques by Spanish and Colombian parents used in paediatric dentistry and the influence of factors that determine their consent during regular treatment and in emergency situations.

Materials: An anonymous questionnaire was carried out in which 9 behaviour management techniques (BMTs) used in paediatric dentistry by Spanish and Colombian parents were evaluated in cases of regular dental treatment and in emergency situations (pain and/or dental trauma). The techniques evaluated were: tell-show-do (TSD), voice control, positive reinforcement, distraction, parental presence-absence, nitrous oxide, passive and active restraint, and general anaesthesia.

Comparison of knowledge between Italian and Spanish parents about the oral health of their preschool children.

Aim: To evaluate and compare baseline knowledge between Italian and Spanish parents with regards to the oral and dental health of their preschool children.

Methods: Study design epidemiological descriptive observational cross-sectional study. The research data was collected through an anonymous bilingual survey, generated through Google Forms and distributed either in paper form or through several digital channels together with a QR code to drive the participants to the questionnaire.

[Training in dietetics and nutrition from the point of view of the primary care physician].

Background And Goals: Professionals in primary health care have to face a large number of patients with pathologies arising out of nutritional and dietary disorders as well as cope with society's growing interest in such issues. For this reason, we have attempted to assess the extent of the knowledge in questions of nutrition and dietetics that primary health care doctors feel they have received in comparison with what they might have considered necessary, as well as assess the capacity that these doctors feel they have to cope with clinical situations requiring a knowledge of nutrition. SCOPE AND SUBJECTS: 250 doctors working in Primary Health Care and belonging to the Tarragona Province Medical Association.