Abstract

CARLOTTO, Claudia Adriana; RAGGIO, Daniela Prócida; GABRIELA AZEVEDO DE VASCONCELOS CUNHA, Bonini  and  IMPARATO, José Carlos Pettorossi. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment acceptability by dentists in the public service of São Paulo. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2014, vol.68, n.1, pp. 35-41. ISSN 0004-5276.

The aim of this study was to identify the dentists opinions who work at Basic Health Units of São Paulo-SP regarding the use of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment- ART in the public oral health system. We conducted a survey of 207 dentists selected by cluster sampling with OpenEpi program. Participants were assessed through questionnaires with objective responses. Data were analyzed using Stata 9.0. The results show a response rate of 27.5% (57). There were opinions contrary to the ART among most dentists , but also most of them would like to have more theoretical and practical training for the ART. The results concluded that there is interest among the dentists from public health in deeper understanding of the ART.

Keywords : dental atraumatic restorative treatment; public health dentistry; dentists practice patterns..