Implantação do serviço de estomatologia na Unidade Médica da Esquadra

Abstract

Nowadays, dentists face a constant challenge: the diagnosis of lesions that appear in the oral cavity. In order for the diagnosis to be carried out correctly, professionals must be encouraged to carry out a thorough clinical dental examination, not just focusing on the dental element, but on the whole. The complexity of the therapeutic solution involves stages, from the efficient approach to the patient to the thorough investigation, established by the favorable communication conducted by the dental surgeon. The diagnostic process is an incessant search for general health, based on the information provided by the patient, their current and past medical history, habits and psycho-socio-economic condition. In this way, professional commitment to planning the most coherent approach to resolving the disease in progress and its correct treatment is fundamental. Stomatology as a medical-dental science has an essential need to act with the aim of diagnosing, treating and preventing. This study set out to establish a Stomatology Service in the Squadron Medical Unit (UMEsq), using qualitative methodology, in order to contribute to the oral health of the military and civilians who work at the Mocanguê Naval Complex in terms of preventive, diagnostic and surgical procedures, speeding up treatment in the workplace.