Factors associated with need for dental treatment: a cross-sectional study at Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013.

Objective: to analyze factors associated with the need for dental treatment in adults due to dental caries and tooth loss.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional study with a random sample of adults attending Fluminense Federal University School of Dentistry outpatient clinics, in Niterói, RJ, between July and December 2013; we used data collected from clinical records; a questionnaire was administered in interviews; logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR).

Results: 212 individuals participated, 71.

Continuing education in health from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo.

Objective:: To reflect about continuing education from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo and his theories based on the construction of knowledge and the learning process.

Method:: This is a theoretical reflection study whose aim is to propose dimensions of analysis, emphasizing the history and challenges of continuing education. Such dimensions analyze the production of knowledge in Augustinian pedagogy, its historical aspects and its close relationship with lifelong education in health professions.

[Oral health conditions of the elderly at the Lar Samaritano long-term-care facility in São Gonçalo-RJ].

With the increase in life expectancy in Brazil, there are increasing numbers of elderly. There is a marked increase in demand for Long-Term-Care Facilities for the elderly in Brazil, but there is little epidemiological data on oral health in such institutions. The objective is to evaluate the oral health of elderly residents in a Long-Term-Care Facility in São Gonçalo city, Rio de Janeiro, examining dental conditions, the use of and need for prostheses and dental treatment.

Educative practices and attitudes within the pre-school environment: evaluating the education professionals.

School and family together play an important role in the individual development of children. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the practices and attitudes towards oral health care of 245 education professionals working in 24 public municipal pre-schools in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The data were obtained from self-questionnaires consisting of both open and closed questions.

[Breast-feeding as a source of prevention in healthcare].

The importance of breast-feeding has been addressed through multi-professional approaches. As healthcare practitioners, dentists are included in this context and - due to the close links between breast-feeding and the development of the stomatognathic system - should be able to advise pregnant women and new mothers on this practice, with countless benefits for mothers and their babies. This paper thus presents up-to-date and enlightened information through a review of the literature that supports the benefits of breast-feeding, urging heightened awareness of its importance and the preparation of policies and actions implemented through Brazil's National Health System (SUS) that rank breast-feeding as a high-priority goal.