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BACKGROUND: To describe some sociodemographic and educational characteristics of oral health technicians (OHTs) in public primary health care teams in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed based on the telephone survey of a representative sample comprising 231 individuals. A pre-tested instrument was used for the data collection, including questions on gender, age in years, years of work as an OHT, years since graduation as an OHT, formal schooling, individual income in a month, and participation in continuing educational programmes. The descriptive statistic was developed and the formation of clusters, by the agglomerative hierarchy technique based on the furthest neighbour, was based on the age, years of work as an OHT, time since graduation as an OHT, formal schooling, individual income in a month, and participation in continuing educational programmes. RESULTS: Most interviewees (97.1%) were female. A monthly income of USD 300.00 to 600.00 was reported by 77.5% of the sample. Having educational qualifications in excess of their role was reported by approximately 20% of the participants. The median time since graduation was six years, and half of the sample had worked for four years as an OHT. Most interviewees (67.6%) reported having participated in professional continuing educational programmes. Two different clusters were identified based on the sociodemographic and educational characteristics of the sample. CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian OHTs in public primary health care teams in the state of Minas Gerais are mostly female who have had little time since graduation, working experience, and formal schooling sufficient for professional practice.
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Serviços de Saúde Bucal/estatística & dados numéricos , Técnicos em Prótese Dentária/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Brasil , Estudos Transversais , Técnicos em Prótese Dentária/economia , Técnicos em Prótese Dentária/educação , Educação Médica Continuada , Escolaridade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Atenção Primária à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Salários e Benefícios/estatística & dados numéricos , Distribuição por Sexo , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil dos alunos dos cursos técnicos em prótese dentária do Estado da Paraíba, Brasil. Metodologia: realizou-se um estudo observacional, transversal e descritivo. O universoda pesquisa compreendeu todos os estudantes de 18 a 61 anos de idade regularmente matriculados nos cursos de formação de Técnicos em Prótese Dentária(TPD) do estado da Paraíba. A amostra do tipo não probabilística foi composta por114 alunos, em ambos os sexos. A coleta de dados foi realizada por um examinador nas 4 escolas existentes no estado, mediante aplicação de questionário específico. Os dados foram organizados com o software Excel®. Resultados: a maioria dos alunos é do sexo masculino (59,6%), têm entre 30 e 39anos (41,2%), possuem renda familiar de até 2 salários mínimos (46,5%), são casados(56,1%) e oriundos do estado da Paraíba (46,4%). Mais de um terço dos alunos(38,6%) possuem parentes atuando como TPD. O principal motivo para escolha do curso foi a pessoal (37,9%). Verificou-se que 39,5% participaram de congressos e33,3% pretendem trabalhar na área de prótese total. Conclusão: a maioria dos alunos do curso técnico em prótese dentária é do sexo masculino, de baixa renda familiar e casado. Muitos possuem familiares atuando na profissão, sendo a escolha pessoal o fator determinante para o ingresso na profissão. A maioria pretende atuar nas áreas de prótese total e prótese fixa.
Aim: to characterize the profile of students of technical dental courses in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Methodology: an observational cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out. The research sample comprised all students aged 18 to 61 years of age enrolled in courses for Dental Technicians (TPD) in Paraíba state. The non-probability sample consisted of 114 students of both genders. Data collection was carried out by an examiner in four schools in the state, and a specific questionnaire was applied. Data were organized in an Excel spreadsheet. Results: most students are male (59.6%), are aged between 30 and 39 (41.2%), have family income of up to two minimum wages (46.5%), are married (56.1%) and from the state of Paraíba (46.4%). More than a third of students (38.6%) have relatives working as DPT. The majority (37.9%) of the sample chose this course for personal reasons. It was found that 39.5% had participated in congresses and 33.3% intend to work in the field of complete dentures. Conclusion: the majority of the students of dental technician courses are male, of lower income and married. Many have relatives working in the profession, the personal choice was the determining factor for entry into the profession and they intend to work in the fields of dentures and fixed prostheses.