Manifestações orais associadas ao consumo da droga de abuso MDMA

O uso para fins ou meios festivos de lazer da droga ilícita MDMA, também chamado de Ecstasy ou Moly, tem vindo a aumentar drasticamente em Portugal e no Mundo. Esta situação desafia os profissionais de saúde para vários parâmetros na saúde oral e geral. O objetivo desta dissertação visa avaliar e descrever as lesões e patologias na cavidade oral que estão relacionadas com o consumo da substância ilícita MDMA. As consequências para a cavidade oral podem ser a xerostomia, o bruxismo, as cáries rampantes, a doença periodontal, o desgaste e a erosão dentária, e as lesões dos tecidos moles. Os indivíduos consumidores podem apresentar carências nutricionais e um estímulo aumentado à dor. A gestão do prognóstico e o tratamento realizado aos consumidores de MDMA, pois afeta vários órgãos e sistemas no corpo humano, requer uma abordagem multidisciplinar que inclui educação, prevenção e tratamento integrados. Esta revisão bibliográfica teve com base artigos publicados em revistas científicos e monografias disponíveis em vários motores de busca. As palavras-chave usadas foram: “ecstasy”, “MDMA”, “oral manifestations”, “oral health”, “substance abuse”, ”overdose treatment”, “xerostomia” e “methamenfetamine” e a sua conjugação. As situações orais, perante as mais prevalentes comorbidades patogénicas relacionadas com o MDMA e outras dependências ilícitas, necessitam de mais atenção e reforço em relação à prática clínica e aos serviços de saúde. Uma das dificuldades para o tratamento correto destes indivíduos é a falta de informação sobre o assunto referente à prática na clínica dentária. A omissão sobre o consumo por parte do paciente bem como de uma recaída no uso, apresentam dúvidas sobre o fator em causa ou até mesmo no diagnóstico. São, muitas vezes, os Médicos Dentistas os primeiros a terem a oportunidade de diagnosticar o aparecimento de possíveis alterações surgidas em virtude do consumo de MDMA.

Erosão dentária na adolescência

Com o presente trabalho, pretende-se perceber qual a relação do estilo de vida, hábitos alimentares e doenças sistémicas dos adolescentes com a erosão dentária, e quais são as melhores formas de prevenção e tratamento. É na fase da adolescência que começa a haver uma maior preocupação com o corpo e que começam a surgir alguns extremos de consumo alimentar, que podem caracterizar-se em desordens alimentares afetando diretamente a saúde oral, podendo causar erosão dentária. É também na adolescência que a prática de atividade desportiva aumenta, podendo também ter impacto no desenvolvimento desta patologia. A erosão dentária começa com a desmineralização das camadas superficiais do esmalte, podendo evoluir para perda significativa da estrutura dentária. Os ácidos responsáveis pela erosão dentária podem ter origem extrínseca ou intrínseca. Enquanto os fatores extrínsecos estão relacionados com hábitos alimentares e estilo de vida, os fatores intrínsecos podem ser provocados por doenças sistémicas. O fator fundamental da prevenção da erosão dentária é a diminuição da frequência e da severidade do ataque ácido. No entanto, pela sua etiologia multifatorial, muitas vezes este controlo torna-se difícil. Em relação ao tratamento, existem diferentes opções dependendo do grau da lesão, mas um diagnóstico precoce é o fator chave neste processo. É importante referir que a monitorização e o controlo periódico do paciente deverão ser realizados com o objetivo de promover a sua saúde e prevenir o aparecimento de novas lesões.

2016 Title V Needs Assessment: Executive Summary, May 2015

Since early 2014, the Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Bureau of Family Health (BFH) and the Oral Health Center (OHC), along with partners at the University of Iowa Division of Child and Community Health (UI-DCCH) collaborated to conduct the five-year Needs Assessment (NA) for the FFY2016 Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

2016 Title V Needs Assessment: Appendices, May 15, 2015

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Bureau of Family Health (BFH) and the Oral Health Center (OHC), along with partners at the University of Iowa Division of Child and Community Health (UI-DCCH) collaborated to conduct the five-year Needs Assessment (NA) for the FFY2016 Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

2016 Title V Needs Assessment Report: Final Report, May 15, 2015

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Bureau of Family Health (BFH) and the Oral Health Center (OHC), along with partners at the University of Iowa Division of Child and Community Health (UI-DCCH) collaborated to conduct the five-year Needs Assessment (NA) for the FFY2016 Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

Aspects Related to Venous Ulcer Healing and its Influence on Quality of Life

Nowadays, the varicose ulcers (VUs) are one of the most worrying leg ulcers and are an important problem in global public health, with high costs related to the treatment and its complications. Moreover, the quality of life (QOL) of the patient could be affected by pain, sleep disorders, functional impairment, depression and isolation. The VUs patient care is complex and it is necessary to know the aspects that contribute to the healing process for developing effective strategies. The members of the multidisciplinary health team should identify sociodemographic, clinical and care aspects that interfere in tissue repair and therefore impacting the QOL. Self-efficacy, adherence to treatment and self-esteem are other important aspects also related to healing and QOL, with implications for health care and the multidisciplinary team. To sum up, the use of multidisciplinary protocols allows the systematization of care for people with VUs in order to standardize therapeutic interventions with the aim to decrease the healing process time and, as a consequence, to improve the QOL.

Assessment of genotoxicity in oral epithelial cells of health professionals occupationally exposed to ionizing radiations

Dissertação de Mestrado em Ambiente, Saúde e Segurança.

Public Health Functions Project Team Minutes (PDF 21 KB)

Minutes of the Meeting of the Public Health Functions Project Team 21 February 2006

The report of the Outbreak Control Team of the investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust during May to November 2008

This is the report of the interagency Outbreak Control Team (OCT) of an investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis which occurred during May to November 2008 in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. The report describes the chronology of the outbreak and the outcome of epidemiological, environmental health and microbiological investigations. The report concludes with recommendations for public health, Trusts, the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety, the Food Standards Agency, and those responsible for hospital food procurement.

Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement Team (West) 2012 / 2013 Annual Report

In 2012/13 the Western Health Improvement Team invested over �4 million in a range of initiatives to address health and social wellbeing improvement and target inequalities.The range of initiatives access over 170 projects, which includes a mix of regular commissioning work and innovative development work testing new ideas. Over 250,000 individuals and groups were direct beneficiaries of the programmes; however, previous evaluations have demonstrated that the cascade effect of these initiatives was at least threefold.This comprehensive report outlines the broad range of activities and initiatives that the Western Health Improvement Team has supported during 2012/2013.

The report of the Outbreak Control Team of the investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust during May to November 2008

This is the report of the interagency Outbreak Control Team (OCT) of an investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis which occurred during May to November 2008 in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.The report describes the chronology of the outbreak and the outcome of epidemiological, environmental health and microbiological investigations. The report concludes with recommendations for public health, Trusts, the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety, the Food Standards Agency, and those responsible for hospital food procurement.�

Effectiveness of a pediatric palliative home care team as experienced by parents and health care professionals.

OBJECTIVES: Little data are available on palliative home care for children. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a specialized pediatric palliative home care team (PPHCT) as experienced by parents and health care professionals (HCPs). METHODS: Parents and HCPs involved in the care of terminally ill children who died and whom the PPHCT was in charge of were surveyed with questionnaires focusing on satisfaction with the PPHCT, satisfaction with the course of the dying phase, and the development of anxiety, depression, and prolonged grief disorder. RESULTS: Forty-three parent dyads participated (return rate, 88%). Satisfaction with the PPHCT scored a median of 10 (numeric rating scale, 0-10). The child's death was predominantly experienced as very peaceful (median, 9); 71% died at home. According to parents, involvement of the PPHCT led to highly significant (p<0.001) improvements in the children's symptoms and quality of life, as well as in aspects of communication and administrative barrier reduction. Anxiety was detected in 25% of parents, depression in 19%, and prolonged grief disorder in 13%. HCPs (return rate, 83%) evaluated all investigated care domains (particularly cooperation/communication/family support) as being significantly improved (p<0.001). Thirty-five percent of HCPs felt uncertain concerning pediatric palliative care; 79% would welcome specific training opportunities. CONCLUSIONS: Involvement of a PPHCT is experienced as a substantial improvement of care by parents and HCPs. Coordination of palliative care during the last phase of life appears to be an important quality factor for the home care of dying children and their families.

The interface between oral and systemic health: the need for more collaboration.

The focus of this review is to highlight the need for improved communication between medical and dental professionals in order to deliver more effective care to patients. The need for communication is increasingly required to capitalise on recent advances in the biological sciences and in medicine for the management of patients with chronic diseases. Improvements in longevity have resulted in populations with increasing special oral-care needs, including those who have cancer of the head and neck, those who are immunocompromised due to HIV/AIDS, advanced age, residence in long-term care facilities or the presence of life-long conditions, and those who are receiving long-term prescription medications for chronic conditions (e.g., anti-hypertensives, anticoagulants, immunosuppressants, antidepressants). These medications can cause adverse reactions in the oral cavity, such as xerostomia and ulceration. Patients with xerostomia are at increased risk of tooth decay, periodontal disease and infection. The ideal management of such individuals should involve the collaborative efforts of physicians, nurses, dentists and dental hygienists, thus optimising treatment and minimising secondary complications deriving from the oral cavity.

Iowa Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team, 2010

Mission: To lessen the adverse mental health effects of trauma for victims, survivors, and responders of traumatic events, whether natural or man-made.