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Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between oral health literacy and periodontal health.pdf

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 2019

Objectives The objective of this study was to describe oral health literacy and its association w... more Objectives
The objective of this study was to describe oral health literacy and its
association with periodontal health status.
Methods
A population of young adults, enlisted personnel, at a military police force at
Escola da Guarda (EG - GNR) in Portalegre, Portugal, participated in this crosssectional
study. Information on sociodemographic, dental and oral health
literacy was collected. Oral health literacy was assessed using OHLI (Oral
Health Literacy Instrument). Clinical periodontal examinations were
performed, and data was obtained for oral hygiene status and severity of
gingival inflammation.
Results
A total of 274 participants enrolled and completed the study. Most participants
(54.7 percent) had an adequate oral health literacy level. For 38 percent the
level of literacy was marginal and, 7.3 percent had an inadequate level of oral
health literacy. There is an association between education and oral health
literacy (P<0.001). Female participants had more general oral health
knowledge than males (P=0.034). Participants with the 12th grade or less have
statistically significant less general oral health knowledge than participants
with a bachelor’s degree (P<0.001). Dental plaque index was lower for
participants with higher attendance of dental appointments (P=0.002) and adequate oral health literacy (P =
0.009).
Conclusions
Oral health literacy, education and frequency of dental appointments were associated. General oral
knowledge is worst for males and people with lower education levels. Oral hygiene status is better for
participants with adequate oral health literacy and a higher number of dental appointments.

Research paper thumbnail of Tradução e validação para a língua portuguesa de um instrumento de alfabetização em saúde bucal.pdf

J Dent Pub H., 2018

INTRODUCTION: The quantification of health literacy’s level is fundamental in public health, sinc... more INTRODUCTION: The quantification of health
literacy’s level is fundamental in public health, since individuals
with limited levels of health literacy have significant
difficulties in communicating successfully in today’s society.
OBJECTIVES: To translate and validate the Portuguese language
version of Oral Health Literacy Instrument (OHLI) for
the evaluation of oral health literacy in adults. METHODS
AND MATERIALS: The translation and validation of the
Portuguese language version of OHLI was carried out in individuals
aged over 19 years in the Lisbon region. Variables
characterizing the sample and health literacy were analyzed.
The total OHLI value was obtained by adding the dimensions
of reading, comprehension and numeracy. The internal consistency
was evaluated by Cronbach’s α, the validation of the
construct was performed by the factorial analysis of questions
of the same dimension and by the application of the
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test. RESULTS: Of the 81 interviewees,
76.5% were women. High values of internal consistency were
obtained for both OHLI (0.8) and its dimensions (0.7). For the
knowledge test, a value of 0.70 was obtained. The mean final
value of OHLI was 81.21, with higher values observed in
people with higher education (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS:
The Portuguese language version of OHLI (P-OHLI) is a reliable
and valid instrument and can be applied in Portuguesespeaking
adults, with the necessary cultural adaptations, to
evaluate oral health literacy.

Research paper thumbnail of Oral health habits, attitudes and behaviors of Portuguese adolescents

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2015

Oral health has a profound impact on the health of adolescents. The aim of the present study was ... more Oral health has a profound impact on the health of adolescents. The aim of the present study was to obtain information on habits, knowledge and oral hygiene attitudes of Portuguese teenagers and to study the gender differences concerning these issues. A total of 1203 adolescents participated in the study (55.8% females; mean age, 14.9 years). To recruit participants, a national network of community dental hygienists, working in the health centers, was created, and adolescents were contacted at the schools. A questionnaire was applied in the classroom, during school hours, under supervision of one researcher and the classroom teacher, after collection of informed consent forms. Portuguese adolescents do not seem to have dental fear but have some anxiety when at the dental office; girls are more anxious than boys. Girls are also more concerned with esthetics and aware of dental problems and care about oral health of family and friends. Parental supervision is more relevant for boys in order to obtain better compliance with dental care; however, 97.2% of the adolescents do not consider maintaining teeth throughout the lifetime as relevant. Teenagers recognize dental professionals as educators and oral health as relevant in their lives. It is possible to assume that gender has an influence on adolescent&amp;amp;#39;s habits, behavior and attitudes regarding oral hygiene. There is a difference between boys and girls concerning their habits, knowledge and attitudes in dental hygiene; this difference may show the need to create different strategies for oral health promotion for these two groups of adolescents.

Research paper thumbnail of “Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação Saudável: Os novos produtos e a escolha dos alimentos”

Research paper thumbnail of Geles de Polpas Estabilizadas e Surimi de Sardinha (Sardina pilchardus W.)

Research paper thumbnail of New food products, new Technologies, new consumers: The role of the food industry

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em saúde: impacto nos comportamentos, na saúde e na segurança

Research paper thumbnail of “Para mim é o 46 se faz favor”: A neofilia e neofobia no consumo de alimentos

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação Saudável: os novos produtos ea escolha dos alimentos

Resumo Com o objectivo de contribuir para entender o nível de literacia em saúde dos consumidores... more Resumo Com o objectivo de contribuir para entender o nível de literacia em saúde dos consumidores e verificar a relação entre esta eo comportamento no consumo de alimentos (consumerismo), foi efectuado um inquérito por questionário que incluiu a tradução para ...

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Essential-Oils and Delmopinol on dental-plaque and gingival bleeding

Research paper thumbnail of Alimentação e saúde: papel da Família e dos hábitos alimentares na promoção da saúde

Research paper thumbnail of Aceitação de um elixir e de um colutório oral com alegações de saúde, por participantes num ensaio clínico

Research paper thumbnail of Atitudes dos adolescentes face à saúde oral

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Saliva e Saúde Oral

Research paper thumbnail of Cárie Dentária: Acção das bactérias acidogénicas e a sua inibição pelo xilitol

Research paper thumbnail of Portuguese Version Results of an Oral Health Literacy Instrument

Objective: The study of oral health literacy is essential to establish strategies for the managem... more Objective: The study of oral health literacy is essential to establish strategies for the management of dental patients in clinical or community settings. The goal of this work was to translate and validate into Portuguese a health literacy evaluation instrument (OHLI), with the authorization of the original author’s Method: The authors of this work developed the Portuguese version of the instrument for health literacy evaluation. The OHLI is composed by an oral health knowledge test, and a numeracy and reading comprehension component. The Portuguese version was applied to 81 individuals, and validated. It is now ready to be applied to the Portuguese population. Result: Data analysis of the Portuguese version suggests that it is very similar with the original instrument for OHLI mean values and for the means values of each of its components. Same similarities were found for the analysis by gender. On the oral health knowledge test, the Portuguese version presented better results tha...

Research paper thumbnail of Mouth Rinse and Flossing Efficacy on Interproximal Gingivitis and Dental-plaque

Objective: The main objective of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of an essential o... more Objective: The main objective of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of an essential oils mouthrinse to dental floss, on dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis on interproximal areas, for a period of two weeks. Method: A clinical trial was developed at the University of Lisbon’s Dental School with 60 volunteer dental hygiene students. After signature of an informed consent, students were randomly divided in two experimental groups of 30 individuals each. For a two weeks time period, one group used the essential oils mouthrinse, Listerine Cool Mint, according to manufacturer’s instructions, and the other group flossed twice-a-day. Both groups received a toothbrush and fluoridated toothpaste for home dental hygiene care. A baseline dental hygiene appointment consisted on tooth scaling and polishing and on the collection of the study data, using the Lobene modified gingival index (Lobene et al., 1986) for the determination of gingival inflammatory signs; Saxton & Ouderaa ...

Research paper thumbnail of Tradução e validação para português de um questionário de hábitos, conhecimentos e atitudes de saúde oral dos adolescentes

Research paper thumbnail of Health Literacy and Food Consumption Behavior

Objective: Aiming to contribute to the understanding of consumer’s health literacy, and to verify... more Objective: Aiming to contribute to the understanding of consumer’s health literacy, and to verify the relation between health literacy and food consumption (neophilia and neophobia), the Portuguese version of the Newest Vital Sign, © (2008) Pfizer Inc. Used with permission (NVS) was applied as an epidemiologic instrument. Method: This epidemiologic instrument was applied to a convenience sample (384 individuals, over 15 years old) of the population of “Grande Lisboa”, distributed accordingly to Census 2001. Health literacy was evaluated by the Portuguese version of NVS and consists in a tool by which a number of health-related information, in this case nutritional information written in a food label, is used to demonstrate one’s ability to use that information answering to questions. Data treatment and statistical analysis was performed using a statistical program SPSS®, 16. Descriptive and inferential analysis, as well as reliability analysis, was applied to data. Result: Health li...

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship between oral health literacy and periodontal health.pdf

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 2019

Objectives The objective of this study was to describe oral health literacy and its association w... more Objectives
The objective of this study was to describe oral health literacy and its
association with periodontal health status.
Methods
A population of young adults, enlisted personnel, at a military police force at
Escola da Guarda (EG - GNR) in Portalegre, Portugal, participated in this crosssectional
study. Information on sociodemographic, dental and oral health
literacy was collected. Oral health literacy was assessed using OHLI (Oral
Health Literacy Instrument). Clinical periodontal examinations were
performed, and data was obtained for oral hygiene status and severity of
gingival inflammation.
Results
A total of 274 participants enrolled and completed the study. Most participants
(54.7 percent) had an adequate oral health literacy level. For 38 percent the
level of literacy was marginal and, 7.3 percent had an inadequate level of oral
health literacy. There is an association between education and oral health
literacy (P<0.001). Female participants had more general oral health
knowledge than males (P=0.034). Participants with the 12th grade or less have
statistically significant less general oral health knowledge than participants
with a bachelor’s degree (P<0.001). Dental plaque index was lower for
participants with higher attendance of dental appointments (P=0.002) and adequate oral health literacy (P =
0.009).
Conclusions
Oral health literacy, education and frequency of dental appointments were associated. General oral
knowledge is worst for males and people with lower education levels. Oral hygiene status is better for
participants with adequate oral health literacy and a higher number of dental appointments.

Research paper thumbnail of Tradução e validação para a língua portuguesa de um instrumento de alfabetização em saúde bucal.pdf

J Dent Pub H., 2018

INTRODUCTION: The quantification of health literacy’s level is fundamental in public health, sinc... more INTRODUCTION: The quantification of health
literacy’s level is fundamental in public health, since individuals
with limited levels of health literacy have significant
difficulties in communicating successfully in today’s society.
OBJECTIVES: To translate and validate the Portuguese language
version of Oral Health Literacy Instrument (OHLI) for
the evaluation of oral health literacy in adults. METHODS
AND MATERIALS: The translation and validation of the
Portuguese language version of OHLI was carried out in individuals
aged over 19 years in the Lisbon region. Variables
characterizing the sample and health literacy were analyzed.
The total OHLI value was obtained by adding the dimensions
of reading, comprehension and numeracy. The internal consistency
was evaluated by Cronbach’s α, the validation of the
construct was performed by the factorial analysis of questions
of the same dimension and by the application of the
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test. RESULTS: Of the 81 interviewees,
76.5% were women. High values of internal consistency were
obtained for both OHLI (0.8) and its dimensions (0.7). For the
knowledge test, a value of 0.70 was obtained. The mean final
value of OHLI was 81.21, with higher values observed in
people with higher education (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS:
The Portuguese language version of OHLI (P-OHLI) is a reliable
and valid instrument and can be applied in Portuguesespeaking
adults, with the necessary cultural adaptations, to
evaluate oral health literacy.

Research paper thumbnail of Oral health habits, attitudes and behaviors of Portuguese adolescents

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 2015

Oral health has a profound impact on the health of adolescents. The aim of the present study was ... more Oral health has a profound impact on the health of adolescents. The aim of the present study was to obtain information on habits, knowledge and oral hygiene attitudes of Portuguese teenagers and to study the gender differences concerning these issues. A total of 1203 adolescents participated in the study (55.8% females; mean age, 14.9 years). To recruit participants, a national network of community dental hygienists, working in the health centers, was created, and adolescents were contacted at the schools. A questionnaire was applied in the classroom, during school hours, under supervision of one researcher and the classroom teacher, after collection of informed consent forms. Portuguese adolescents do not seem to have dental fear but have some anxiety when at the dental office; girls are more anxious than boys. Girls are also more concerned with esthetics and aware of dental problems and care about oral health of family and friends. Parental supervision is more relevant for boys in order to obtain better compliance with dental care; however, 97.2% of the adolescents do not consider maintaining teeth throughout the lifetime as relevant. Teenagers recognize dental professionals as educators and oral health as relevant in their lives. It is possible to assume that gender has an influence on adolescent&amp;amp;#39;s habits, behavior and attitudes regarding oral hygiene. There is a difference between boys and girls concerning their habits, knowledge and attitudes in dental hygiene; this difference may show the need to create different strategies for oral health promotion for these two groups of adolescents.

Research paper thumbnail of “Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação Saudável: Os novos produtos e a escolha dos alimentos”

Research paper thumbnail of Geles de Polpas Estabilizadas e Surimi de Sardinha (Sardina pilchardus W.)

Research paper thumbnail of New food products, new Technologies, new consumers: The role of the food industry

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em saúde: impacto nos comportamentos, na saúde e na segurança

Research paper thumbnail of “Para mim é o 46 se faz favor”: A neofilia e neofobia no consumo de alimentos

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação Saudável: os novos produtos ea escolha dos alimentos

Resumo Com o objectivo de contribuir para entender o nível de literacia em saúde dos consumidores... more Resumo Com o objectivo de contribuir para entender o nível de literacia em saúde dos consumidores e verificar a relação entre esta eo comportamento no consumo de alimentos (consumerismo), foi efectuado um inquérito por questionário que incluiu a tradução para ...

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Essential-Oils and Delmopinol on dental-plaque and gingival bleeding

Research paper thumbnail of Alimentação e saúde: papel da Família e dos hábitos alimentares na promoção da saúde

Research paper thumbnail of Aceitação de um elixir e de um colutório oral com alegações de saúde, por participantes num ensaio clínico

Research paper thumbnail of Atitudes dos adolescentes face à saúde oral

Research paper thumbnail of Literacia em Saúde e Alimentação

Research paper thumbnail of Saliva e Saúde Oral

Research paper thumbnail of Cárie Dentária: Acção das bactérias acidogénicas e a sua inibição pelo xilitol

Research paper thumbnail of Portuguese Version Results of an Oral Health Literacy Instrument

Objective: The study of oral health literacy is essential to establish strategies for the managem... more Objective: The study of oral health literacy is essential to establish strategies for the management of dental patients in clinical or community settings. The goal of this work was to translate and validate into Portuguese a health literacy evaluation instrument (OHLI), with the authorization of the original author’s Method: The authors of this work developed the Portuguese version of the instrument for health literacy evaluation. The OHLI is composed by an oral health knowledge test, and a numeracy and reading comprehension component. The Portuguese version was applied to 81 individuals, and validated. It is now ready to be applied to the Portuguese population. Result: Data analysis of the Portuguese version suggests that it is very similar with the original instrument for OHLI mean values and for the means values of each of its components. Same similarities were found for the analysis by gender. On the oral health knowledge test, the Portuguese version presented better results tha...

Research paper thumbnail of Mouth Rinse and Flossing Efficacy on Interproximal Gingivitis and Dental-plaque

Objective: The main objective of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of an essential o... more Objective: The main objective of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of an essential oils mouthrinse to dental floss, on dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis on interproximal areas, for a period of two weeks. Method: A clinical trial was developed at the University of Lisbon’s Dental School with 60 volunteer dental hygiene students. After signature of an informed consent, students were randomly divided in two experimental groups of 30 individuals each. For a two weeks time period, one group used the essential oils mouthrinse, Listerine Cool Mint, according to manufacturer’s instructions, and the other group flossed twice-a-day. Both groups received a toothbrush and fluoridated toothpaste for home dental hygiene care. A baseline dental hygiene appointment consisted on tooth scaling and polishing and on the collection of the study data, using the Lobene modified gingival index (Lobene et al., 1986) for the determination of gingival inflammatory signs; Saxton & Ouderaa ...

Research paper thumbnail of Tradução e validação para português de um questionário de hábitos, conhecimentos e atitudes de saúde oral dos adolescentes

Research paper thumbnail of Health Literacy and Food Consumption Behavior

Objective: Aiming to contribute to the understanding of consumer’s health literacy, and to verify... more Objective: Aiming to contribute to the understanding of consumer’s health literacy, and to verify the relation between health literacy and food consumption (neophilia and neophobia), the Portuguese version of the Newest Vital Sign, © (2008) Pfizer Inc. Used with permission (NVS) was applied as an epidemiologic instrument. Method: This epidemiologic instrument was applied to a convenience sample (384 individuals, over 15 years old) of the population of “Grande Lisboa”, distributed accordingly to Census 2001. Health literacy was evaluated by the Portuguese version of NVS and consists in a tool by which a number of health-related information, in this case nutritional information written in a food label, is used to demonstrate one’s ability to use that information answering to questions. Data treatment and statistical analysis was performed using a statistical program SPSS®, 16. Descriptive and inferential analysis, as well as reliability analysis, was applied to data. Result: Health li...