Check out some reasons to specialize in hospital dentistry
Hospital dentistry is the specialty dedicated, according to Hospital Sírio Libanês, “to the care of oral changes that require procedures from multidisciplinary teams in highly complex care”. The professional specialized in hospital dentistry is responsible for contributing, according to the hospital, "to minimize the risk of infections coming from the oral region, improve the patient's quality of life, reduce the length of hospital stay and decrease the use of medications or even parenteral nutrition" . If you don't already have this course on your resume, read on and find out reasons that will convince you to specialize in hospital dentistry.
In the last few years, it is a fact that this specialty has grown significantly, due to its importance for providing complete and high quality care to patients undergoing highly complex medical treatments, such as those suffering from cancer, heart disease and diabetes, for example.
While it becomes an indispensable function in a hospital, it appears as an opportunity for specialization for a dentist.
- Professional differentiation
The first reason why you should specialize in hospital dentistry is that it can guarantee a competitive advantage in the market, since it highlights the dentist, making it stand out in relation to the competition.
For information, according to an article published by Exame in October 2018, about the dentistry market, Brazil is the country with the most dentists in the world. Today, there are more than 310 thousand dentists working in the most diverse areas of the public and private markets.
In an estimate prepared by the Federal Council of Dentistry, there is one dentist for every 670 inhabitants.
Although in a first apparent analysis that the dentistry market needs more professionals in the area, it is a fact that, compared to the world, we are a country that has too many dentists, information that raises an important question: what to do to differentiate between more than 300,000 dentists? Training in hospital dentistry may be the solution you need.
- Growth in hospital dentistry vacancies
With the development of the Brazilian health system, both public and private, there has been a growth in hospital dentistry, according to the job site Trovit, which brings together professional opportunities from the most diverse areas of health.
According to market news that we follow, several vacancies are offered monthly for professionals specialized in Hospital Dentistry, for regions all over Brazil.
- The importance of the Dental Surgeon in the ICU
Today, the dentist is vitally important for the quality of care provided to patients in intensive care units (ICUs), at least according to Hospital Sírio Libanês.
According to the hospital, it is a fact that since we were children, we learned to brush our teeth and this is essential to have an impeccable oral health. However, he warns that oral health care must accompany not only adult life, but, above all, in the fragile moments of life, which are when the person develops a problem that needs special treatment.
“For some risk groups, for example, patients undergoing cancer treatment, heart disease, diabetics and hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU), oral health care must be even greater. These patients go through periods of low immunity and opportunistic infections by fungi, viruses and bacteria in the oral cavity can generate systemic risks. In addition, some cancer treatments can cause complications in the mouth, such as mucositis and lack of saliva.”, adds the specialists at Hospital Sírio Libanês.
Based on what has been mentioned, there is no doubt how important it is to have a specialist in Hospital Dentistry in the ICUs.
- Great salary
By specializing in Hospital Dentistry you can earn, according to the SalárioBR platform, an average of R $ 8 to R $ 9 thousand reais, for a work period of 20 hours per week, depending on the position and the region of operation.
The professional in Hospital Dentistry can work in multidisciplinary teams within a hospital and, depending on the treatment of the patient, provide dental assistance, in order to ensure that he has a better quality of life and that his treatment is terminated as soon as possible successfully.
- Legislation that requires the presence of dental professionals in hospitals
To conclude this content, we could not fail to highlight that, in 2008, a bill was presented (PL 2776/2008) that mandated the presence of dental professionals in hospitals, clinics, offices, ICUs, both public and private.
The referred bill went to the Federal Senate and received amendments, which expanded the performance of dentistry professionals within a hospital. According to specialists, the amendments tried to implement the following observations: dental care for ICU patients with chronic diseases and for those who are cared for at home (home care modality).
The project, which received a new nomenclature (PL No. 34, 2013), is still pending in the Federal Senate, awaiting analysis by the plenary. However, the advancement of the theme in the National Congress indicates that Hospital Dentistry will soon assume an even more important role in the context of preserving the population's oral health.
Source: CEMOI – Centro Multidisciplinar de Odontologia Intensiva. Available at: https://www.cemoi.com.br/confira-5-motivos-para-voce-se-especializar-em-odontologia-hospitalar/. Access on: 08/13/2020.