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| Title |
Exploring professionalization among Brazilian oral health technicians
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| Published in |
Human Resources for Health, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1478-4491-10-5 |
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| Authors |
Carla Aparecida Sanglard-Oliveira, Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck, Simone Dutra Lucas, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu |
| Abstract |
ABSTRACT: Professional dental auxiliaries emerged in the early 20th century in the United States of America and quickly spread to Europe and other regions of the world. In Brazil, however, oral health technicians (OHTs), who occupy a similar role as dental hygienists, had a long journey before the occupation achieved legal recognition: Brazilian Law 11.889, which regulates this occupation in the country, was only enacted in 2008. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on the professionalization of OHTs, highlighting the triggering, limiting and conflicting aspects that exerted an influence on the historical progress of these professionals in Brazil. We have tested Abbott's and Larson's theory on professionalization, against the history of OHTs. A number of different dental corporative interests exerted an influence over professionalization, especially in discussions regarding the permissible activities of these professionals in the oral cavity of patients. With primary health care advances in Brazil, the importance of these professionals has once again come to the forefront. This seems to be a key point in the consolidation of OHTs in the area of human resources for health in Brazil. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 6% |
| Thailand | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 36% |
| Unknown | 5 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 39% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Psychology | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 6 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 April 2012.
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