Resumo Estudos que avaliem os fatores associados à subnotificação e às dificuldades dos dentistas para identificar e notificar abuso físico infantil são escassos e necessários. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência de identificação e de notificação de abuso físico infantil (AFI) e fatores associados por dentistas da atenção primária. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra representativa dos dentistas da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Belo Horizonte. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado um questionário autoaplicável, validado para uso no Brasil. A análise estatística incluiu análise univariada e múltipla pela regressão de Poisson. Um total de 181 profissionais participaram do estudo. Destes, 73 (40,3%) já identificaram algum caso de AFI, mas apenas 11 (6,1%) realizaram a notificação. Dentistas com seis a 19 anos de trabalho no município apresentaram probabilidade 2,38 vezes [RP = 2,38 (CI 95%: 1,29-4,41)] maior de identificar casos de AFI do que aqueles com menos de seis anos de atuação. Possuir pós-graduação com foco em crianças [PR = 4,50(CI 95%: 1,08-18,68)] esteve positivamente associado a um maior número de notificações. O tempo de trabalho no município esteve associado à identificação de casos de AFI. A prevalência de notificação encontrada foi baixa.

Abstract Studies evaluating the factors associated with under reporting and with the recognition and reporting of child physical abuse are scarce and highly necessary. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of recognition and reporting of child physical abuse (CPA) by Brazilian dentistsin primary care and associated factors. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a representative sample of dentistsfrom the Family Health Strategy in Belo Horizonte. A self-administered questionnaire validated to Brazilian Portuguesewas used for data collection. Statistical analysis included univariate and multiple analyses through Poisson regression. A total of 181dentists participated in the study. Among them, 73 (40.3%) had already recognized some cases of CPA, but only 11 (6.1%) ended up reporting. Dentists with six to 19 years of experience as a municipal worker presented 2.38 times [PR = 2.38 (95%CI: 1.29-4.41)] more probability to recognize cases of CPA than the ones with less than six years. Having a graduate degree with a major in childcare [PR = 4.50 (95%CI: 1.08-18.68)] was associated with a larger number of reports. The employment duration as municipal worker was positively associated with the recognition of CPA cases and the prevalence of reporting was low.

Resumo Estudos que avaliem os fatores associados à subnotificação e às dificuldades dos dentistas para identificar e notificar abuso físico infantil são escassos e necessários. Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência de identificação e de notificação de abuso físico infantil (AFI) e fatores associados por dentistas da atenção primária. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra representativa dos dentistas da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Belo Horizonte. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado um questionário autoaplicável, validado para uso no Brasil. A análise estatística incluiu análise univariada e múltipla pela regressão de Poisson. Um total de 181 profissionais participaram do estudo. Destes, 73 (40,3%) já identificaram algum caso de AFI, mas apenas 11 (6,1%) realizaram a notificação. Dentistas com seis a 19 anos de trabalho no município apresentaram probabilidade 2,38 vezes [RP = 2,38 (CI 95%: 1,29-4,41)] maior de identificar casos de AFI do que aqueles com menos de seis anos de atuação. Possuir pós-graduação com foco em crianças [PR = 4,50(CI 95%: 1,08-18,68)] esteve positivamente associado a um maior número de notificações. O tempo de trabalho no município esteve associado à identificação de casos de AFI. A prevalência de notificação encontrada foi baixa.

Abstract Studies evaluating the factors associated with under reporting and with the recognition and reporting of child physical abuse are scarce and highly necessary. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of recognition and reporting of child physical abuse (CPA) by Brazilian dentistsin primary care and associated factors. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a representative sample of dentistsfrom the Family Health Strategy in Belo Horizonte. A self-administered questionnaire validated to Brazilian Portuguesewas used for data collection. Statistical analysis included univariate and multiple analyses through Poisson regression. A total of 181dentists participated in the study. Among them, 73 (40.3%) had already recognized some cases of CPA, but only 11 (6.1%) ended up reporting. Dentists with six to 19 years of experience as a municipal worker presented 2.38 times [PR = 2.38 (95%CI: 1.29-4.41)] more probability to recognize cases of CPA than the ones with less than six years. Having a graduate degree with a major in childcare [PR = 4.50 (95%CI: 1.08-18.68)] was associated with a larger number of reports. The employment duration as municipal worker was positively associated with the recognition of CPA cases and the prevalence of reporting was low.

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of oral health-related shame and the associated factors among 8-to-10-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 388 children randomly selected from public and private schools of Diamantina, southeastern Brazil. In order to identify the feeling of shame, self-reports were collected through a single question, “In the last month, did you feel ashamed because of your teeth or mouth? Two calibrated examiners performed the clinical examination for dental caries (DMFT/dmft index), traumatic dental injuries (O’ Brien), and malocclusion (Dental Aesthetic Index). Sociodemographic indicators were obtained through a questionnaire answered by the children’s caregivers. Descriptive analysis, chi-square test, and hierarchical Poisson regression models were performed (95%CI; p < 0.05). The prevalence of shame was 38.1% (n = 148). The adjusted regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between shame and untreated dental caries (PR: 1.34; 95%CI: 1.04–1.74; p = 0.02), age of 10 years (PR: 1.36; 95%CI: 1.05–1.76; p = 0.01), and with parents with less than eight years of schooling (PR: 1.30; 95%CI: 1.00–1.68; p = 0.04). Older children with untreated dental caries and whose parents had lower education level presented a higher prevalence of oral health-related shame.