Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento, percepção de risco e atitudes dos acadêmicos de um curso de graduação em Odontologia sobre HIV/AIDS. Métodos: Foi realizado estudo descritivo observacional transversal, aplicando-se questionário com 33 questões objetivas aos alunos do segundo ao último ano do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Resultados: A taxa de resposta foi de 74%, com escore médio geral de 64,1% para a variável conhecimento, sendo considerado bom conhecimento. O escore médio geral de percepção de risco foi de 61,7% (percepção de risco inadequada), confirmado por considerável índice de acidentes com perfurocortantes (25%). O escore médio geral de 54,3% revelou atitude negativa, mostrando que alguns acadêmicos se sentem receosos e despreparados para atender um paciente HIV+. Conclusão: Tendo em vista que as variáveis estudadas, atitudes e percepção de risco, evidenciaram resultados aquém do esperado, mesmo com um conhecimento considerado bom, sugere-se maior articulação entre teoria e prática.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, perception of risk and attitudes of Dentistry students regarding HIV/AIDS. Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was performed by applying a questionnaire containing 33 objective questions to students enrolled in the Dentistry course at Southwest Bahia State University, between the second and final years. Results: The response rate was 74%, with an average overall score of 64.1% for the knowledge variable, considered to be good. The average overall score for risk perception was 61.7% (considered inadequate), borne out by a significant rate of accidents involving sharps (25%). An average overall score of 54.3% revealed negative attitudes, showing that some students feel apprehensive and unprepared to treat HIV+ patients. Conclusion: In view of the fact that the attitude and risk perception variables studied showed results that fall short of expectations, even with a knowledge variable considered to be good, a greater articulation between theory and practice is suggested.

The objective of this article was to investigate the perception of esthetic changes in the facial profile of bilateral Class II patients treated with the Modified Thurow Appliance for extraoral treatment. Silhouettes were traced of profiles of patients who initially presented a bilateral Class II molar relationship and who, post-treatment, presented molars in a Class I relationship. Three groups were formed: the first composed of patients with maxillary protrusion (SNA >84°), the second with maxillary retrusion (SNA <80°), and the third with a well-positioned maxilla (SNA 80-84°). A panel of 200 lay evaluators judged the profile esthetics by a randomized drawing of the silhouettes. The multiple analysis results showed that the profile esthetic scores for the three positions of the maxilla were greatly influenced by significant interactions with the characteristics (like sex and age) of the evaluators: retrusive maxilla (Score *Age Group, p< 0.001), normal maxilla (Score *Sex, p= 0.024; Score *Age Group,p= 0.050) and protrusive maxilla (Score *Age Group,p< 0.001). It was observed that the profile of Class II patients with protrusion, normal relationship and retrusion of the maxilla, improved in their esthetic post-treatment result; however, the evaluators showed greater satisfaction with the groups of protrusion and normal position of the maxilla. The Modified Thurow Appliance provided significant improvements in the esthetics of the profile of patients who presented protrusion and normal position of the maxilla. However, its use was not the best treatment option for patients with maxillary retrusion.

Introdução: O prontuário odontológico é indispensável para o planejamento do tratamento por reunir todas as informações pertinentes ao paciente, além de servir como prova legal em processos civis, penais, éticos, administrativos e identificação post-mortem. O correto preenchimento e a guarda de toda documentação odonto-legal devem seguir durante a Graduação e toda a vida profissional.Objetivo:Avaliar a percepção dos discentes de Odontologia sobre o prontuário odontológico, sua composição e importância.Material e método:Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva observacional do tipo transversal, na qual foram aplicados questionários aos graduandos do quarto ao décimo semestre do Curso de Odontologia de uma universidade pública do interior do Estado da Bahia, Brasil, a Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), durante o primeiro período letivo de 2013.Resultado: Dos 142 alunos entrevistados, 105 participaram da pesquisa; a maioria reconhece os documentos que devem compor o prontuário odontológico, 98,10% utilizam o prontuário manuscrito e 33,33% afirmam que o tempo de guarda do prontuário deveria ser ad eternum.Os alunos identificam a importância do prontuário em 93,33% para processos éticos e 97,15% em casos de identificação humana e processos jurídicos. Solicitam a assinatura do paciente para as respostas da anamnese em 85,71% e demonstram desconhecimento da sua importância em outros documentos que compõem o prontuário.Conclusão: Percebe-se que os discentes de Odontologia, em sua maioria, desconhecem o correto tempo de guarda e a necessidade da assinatura nos documentos suplementares.

Introduction: Dental records are essential for treatment planning because they collect all relevant information of the patient, besides serving as legal evidence in civil, criminal, ethical and administrative processes and post-mortemidentification. The correct completion and keeping of all forensic dental documentation must continue throughout the undergraduate course and professional life.Objective: To evaluate the perception of dental students, on dental records, their composition and importance.Material and method: It is a descriptive cross-sectional observational survey, in which questionnaires were administered to undergraduate students from the 4th to the 10th semester of a Dentistry Course, at a public University, in the inland of the state of Bahia - Brazil - during the first semester of 2013.Result: Of the 142 interviewed students, 105 participated in the survey; most recognize the documents that should compose the dental records, 98.10% use the manuscript chart, 33.33% state that the keeping time of the records should be ad eternum. The students identify the importance of the records in 93.33% for ethical processes, 97.15% in human identification cases and lawsuits. They request the signature of the patient for the anamnesis' responses in 85.71% and demonstrate ignorance of its importance in other documents that make up the records.Conclusion: It is clear that most of the dental students are unaware about the right keeping time and the need of signing the additional documents.