Abstract

PAULA, Janice Simpson de et al. Epidemiological profile of patients treated in the emergency clinic of the School of Dentistry at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Arq. Odontol. [online]. 2012, vol.48, n.4, pp. 257-262. ISSN 1516-0939.

Aim: To determine the epidemiological profile of patients attended to at the Emergency Clinic (EC) of the School of Dentistry at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FO / UFJF). Materials and Methods: The present study investigated the local reality, defining the number of patients through a demographic data survey, main complaints, query of health and procedures performed. This study evaluated 1,181 patients from medical records logged at the FO / UFJF emergency clinic, regarding the patients attended to between 2006 and 2007. In addition, the distribution of patients in neighborhoods according to their place of residence was determined. Results: This study identified a predominance of women (61.7%), mean age of 37 years, Caucasian (62.0%), and unmarried (49.2%). It could be observed that 57.9% of patients (684) lived in areas of social exclusion. The main reported complaint from patients was pain (46.7%), followed by the need for clinical procedures due to fractures, loss of restoration or provisional prosthesis (19.5%), and dental trauma (8.0%). Among the procedures performed, the most frequent were related to dentistry (24.4%) and endodontics (17.4%). Conclusion: Findings from this survey will aid in the planning of actions to implement benefits for patients and for student education.

Keywords : Emergencies.; Toothache.; Oral health..