Abstract
This aim of this study was to verify the level of knowledge of prosthodontics specialists from the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, concerning the failures of prosthetic works, and to provide a reflection on the type of responsibility assumed by the prosthodontist during the dental treatment. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample, conducted through questionnaires with closed and open questions. The data was analyzed using the Fisher's Exact Test (p value < or = 0.005). The sample consisted of 143 questionnaires. The statistical analysis evidenced that the dentists with up to 15 years of professional practice assign the responsibility of failures most often to the laboratory (p = 0.001) and to the patient (p = 0.021), but over the years this trend is reversed. The prosthodontists included in the study proved to have an adequate knowledge of issues that pervade the failures in the prosthodontics specialty. In relation to the parameters of the professional responsibility, it is necessary to consider the type of duty assumed by the prosthodontist as for the responsibility of means.
Highlights
The knowledge of the dentist about the longevity of the prosthetic work is directly related to the criteria of success or failure of the treatment, which apparently does not consider the patient satisfaction (FRANK et al, 2000).Since the creation of the Consumer Protection Code in 1990, complemented by the Civil Code from 2002, the number of litigations against dentists in Brazil has grown because the population is exercising their right of charging for something not performed properly (SILVA et al, 2011).Acta Scientiarum
Researches have shown that prosthesis was the most frequent specialty in litigations in the ethical scope and on the legal sphere (FRANÇA, 1995; RAMOS, 2000), being among those that led to the highest number of lawsuits
This research aimed to verify the level of knowledge of the dentist specialized in prosthesis from the city of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State) concerning the aspects related to the failures of prosthetic works, as well as to provide a reflection on the type of responsibility assumed by the prosthodontist during the dental treatment
Summary
The knowledge of the dentist about the longevity of the prosthetic work is directly related to the criteria of success or failure of the treatment, which apparently does not consider the patient satisfaction (FRANK et al, 2000).Since the creation of the Consumer Protection Code in 1990, complemented by the Civil Code from 2002, the number of litigations against dentists in Brazil has grown because the population is exercising their right of charging for something not performed properly (SILVA et al, 2011).Acta Scientiarum. The knowledge of the dentist about the longevity of the prosthetic work is directly related to the criteria of success or failure of the treatment, which apparently does not consider the patient satisfaction (FRANK et al, 2000). Researches have shown that prosthesis was the most frequent specialty in litigations in the ethical scope and on the legal sphere (civil law) (FRANÇA, 1995; RAMOS, 2000), being among those that led to the highest number of lawsuits This research aimed to verify the level of knowledge of the dentist specialized in prosthesis from the city of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State) concerning the aspects related to the failures of prosthetic works, as well as to provide a reflection on the type of responsibility assumed by the prosthodontist during the dental treatment
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