Parents or the child's caregiver must have the required knowledge to prevent or limit the progression of pathologies that affect their children, including those related to oral health. Objective: To determine the association between mother's access to health information and children under 12 years of age's access to oral health information in Peru, 2018. Material and methods: The study was cross-sectional. The population consisted of 42 950 records of children under 12 years of age from the Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) database, conducted in 2018, a single period. The final sample consisted of 27 910 records. The independent variable was the mother's access to health information, and the dependent variable was the access of children under 12 years of age in Peru to oral health information. Covariates included the area of residence, natural region, place of residence, heal...

Objectives: To determine the frequency of traumatic dental injuries according to Andreasen classification in children from 1 to 15 years old, treated in the Pediatric Dentistry Service of the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia Teaching Dental Center, from January 2012 through October 2017. Material and methods: This study was descriptive and retrospective. Samples were composed of clinical records from patients with traumatic dental injuries who accomplished the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The evaluated variables were: types of traumatic dental injuries, sex, age of the patient, place, cause of the trauma and type of teeth affects. Results: A total of 9880 medical records were found, of which 1.18% (n = 117) represent patients who presented traumatic dental injuries. From these, 73 were from boys and 31 from girls, who had an average age of 4.36 ± 3.42 years old. Conclusions: In...

Objective: To determine the level of empathic perception measured with the Jefferson Scale among residents of the specialty of pediatric dentistry in the Cayetano Heredia University in Peru. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study. The procedure was a survey of the level of empathy of postgraduate students with patients in the specialty of pediatric dentistry using the Jefferson Medical Empathy Scale. The statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS package version 24.0. Finally, bivariate tables were obtained considering the factors ofempathic perception according to gender, year of study, age, and type of patient admission. Results: The sample consisted of 34 postgraduate students of the specialty of pediatric dentistry of the University Cayetano Heredia in Peru. Empathic perception among the students was of medium level with 55.88% (n = 19). First...

Objective: To describe the follow-up of epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 positive cases in a dental teaching center in Peru between 2021 and 2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a COVID-19 surveillance plan in a dental teaching center of a Peruvian university. The study was conducted between June 2021 and April 2023, reaching a total of 1,623 records, in which students and faculty members participated. Results: A total of 120 COVID-19 positive cases were reported during the surveillance period, with the highest peak observed during the third wave. The results showed that the year with the highest number of cases was 2022, accounting for 92.5% (n = 111), and the most affected group was that of postgraduate students, representing 57.5% (n = 69). Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of implementing effective epidemiological surve...