Conhecimento Popular, Acadêmico e Profissional sobre o Banco de Dentes Humanos

Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento dos leigos, dos profissionais e dos academicos de Odontologia sobre o Banco de Dentes Humanos (BDH). Metodo: Estudo observacional com amostragem nao probabilistica. Foram avaliados, atraves de entrevistas a 150 pessoas (50 cirurgioes-dentistas, 50 alunos de odontologia e 50 leigos), o conhecimento sobre a doacao de orgaos; a valorizacao do dente como um orgao; o BDH; a utilizacao e a procedencia de dentes nos cursos de odontologia, e a aceitacao de restauracoes biologicas. Resultados: Foram a favor da doacao de orgaos 97,6% dos entrevistados, porem somente 48% se declararam doadores. O dente foi considerado um orgao por 94% dos cirurgioes-dentistas, 90% dos alunos e por 54% dos leigos. Durante a graduacao, 90% dos cirurgioes-dentistas e 86% dos alunos declararam ter utilizado dentes humanos, obtidos em consultorios ou cemiterios. Para facilitar a pesquisa e o ensino, 94% dos alunos e cirurgioes dentistas consideraram importante a existencia do BDH; entretanto, apenas 2% dos alunos, 6% dos leigos e 28% dos cirurgioes dentistas declararam conhecer um banco de dentes. A maioria dos entrevistados (90%) foi a favor da doacao de dentes para o BDH, porem somente 44% deles receberiam uma restauracao biologica, alegando ¨repulsa¨ e a existencia de outros materiais restauradores alternativos. Conclusao: A maioria da populacao entrevistada foi a favor da doacao de dentes para um BDH, mas ignoram sua existencia, bem como as normas eticas e de biosseguranca na manutencao de colecoes particulares de dentes.(AU) Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of laymen, undergraduate dental students and dentists of Human Tooth Bank (HTB). Methods: Observational study with non-probabilistic sample. Onehundred- and-fifty subjects (50 dentists, 50 undergraduate dental students and 50 laymen) were interviewed about their knowledge of donation of organs, valuing of the tooth as an organ, HTB, the use and origin of teeth used in dental schools and acceptance of biological restorations. Results: As much as 97.6% of the interviewees were favorable to organ donation, but only 48% declared themselves as organ donors. The tooth was considered an organ by 94% of the dentists, 90% of the students and 54% of the laymen. During the graduation course, 90% of the dentists and 86% of the undergraduate students confirmed the use of human teeth obtained from dental offices or cemeteries. For improvement of research and teaching purposes, 94% of the students and dentists considered important the implementation of HTBs; however, only 2% of the students, 6% of the laymen and 28% of the dentists declared being familiar with a HTB. Most of the interviewees (90%) were favorable to the donation of teeth to HTBs, but only 44% of them would accept a biological restoration, alleging repulsion and the existence of alternative restorative materials. Conclusion: Most interviewed individuals were favorable to tooth donation to a HTB, but ignored its existence as well as the ethical and biosecurity guidelines regulating the maintenance of private tooth collections. Human(AU)