<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-2890</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-2890</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-28902020000400155</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24873/j.rpemd.2020.12.723</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dental sealants: knowledge, opinion, values and practice of portuguese dental hygienists]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Selantes de fissuras: conhecimentos, opinião, valores e pratica dos higienistas orais portugueses]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Matilde]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Graça]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Albuquerque]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Henrique]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisbon ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Politécnico de Leiria Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>155</fpage>
<lpage>161</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-28902020000400155&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-28902020000400155&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-28902020000400155&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objectives:  The aim of this study is to characterize the sample of responders and to present the data obtained from the evaluation on the knowledge, opinion, values, and practice (KOVP) of dental hygienists in Portugal concerning pit and fissures sealants.  Methods:  A non-probabilistic sample of 142 individuals was obtained from the members of the Portuguese Association of Dental Hygienists. Participants answered an online questionnaire composed of four demographic questions and 31 statements regarding KOVP about dental sealants, graded from 0 to 5, with 5 being the most agreement with the statement. The Wilcoxon matched-pairs sign ranks test, the Mann-Whitney test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Spearman&#8217;s correlation, and the V-Cramer test were used to analyze the data.  Results:  Portuguese dental hygienists present positive feedback about the use of dental sealants. The mean scores for each of the studied variables were: knowledge = 3.63 ± 0.29; opinion = 2.87 ± 0.42; value = 2.92 ± 0.44, and practice = 3.76 ± 0.46. Knowledge differed with years of experience (p&lt;0.01), and opinion and practice both also differed with type of clinical practice (p&lt;0.01 in both). Statistically positive significant correlations were found between knowledge and practice (p&lt;0.01).  Conclusions:  Portuguese dental hygienists have positive feelings about pit and fissure sealants. The positive correlation between knowledge and practice can be used to further increase the use of dental sealants in Portugal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivos:  O objetivo deste estudo é o de caracterizar a amostra de participantes e o de apresentar os dados obtidos na avaliação do conhecimento, a opinião, os valores e a prática (KOVP) dos higienistas orais em Portugal sobre selantes de fissuras.  Métodos:  Uma amostra não probabilística de 142 indivíduos foi obtida de entre os membros da Associação Portuguesa de Higienistas Orais. Os participantes responderam a um questionário on-line composto por 4 perguntas demográficas e pela classificação, de 31 afirmações sobre os KOVP sobre selantes de fissuras, numa escala de 0 a 5, sendo 5 a maior concordância com a afirmação. O teste de pares de sinais Wilcoxon, o teste de Mann-Whitney, o teste de Kruskal-Wallis, a correlação de Spearman e o teste V Cramer foram utilizados para analisar os dados.  Resultados:  Os higienistas orais portugueses apresentam feedback positivo sobre o uso de selantes de fissuras. Os valores médios dos grupos, para cada uma das variáveis estudadas, foram: para conhecimento = 3,63 ± 0,29; opinião = 2,87 ± 0,42; valor = 2,92 ± 0,44 e prática 3,76 ± 0,46. O conhecimento diferiu por anos de experiência (p&lt;0,01), a opinião diferiu com o tipo de prática clínica (p&lt;0,01) e a prática também diferiu com o tipo de prática clínica (p&lt;0,01). Correlações positivas estatisticamente significativas foram encontradas entre conhecimento e prática (p&lt;0,01).  Conclusões:  Os higienistas orais portugueses têm sentimentos positivos em relação aos selantes de fissuras. A correlação positiva entre conhecimento e prática pode ser utilizada para aumentar o uso de selantes de fissuras em Portugal.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental hygienists]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental sealants]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prevention]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Higienistas orais]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Selantes de fissuras]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Saúde oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Prevenção]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mathur]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dhillon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Dental Caries: A Disease Which Needs Attention]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Indian J Pediatr]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>85</volume>
<page-range>202-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[San Martin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Huertos-Marchante]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galvan-Martos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodriguez-Lozano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Dental sealant knowledge, opinion, values and practice of Spanish dental hygienists]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Int J Dent Hyg]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>15</volume>
<page-range>46-52</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ahovuo-Saloranta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Forss]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Walsh]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hiiri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nordblad]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mäkelä]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Sealants for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Cochrane Database Syst Rev]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<page-range>CD001830</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[San-Martin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ogunbodede]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kalenderian]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A 50-year audit of published peer-reviewed literature on pit and fissure sealants, 1962-2011]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Odontol Scand]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>71</volume>
<page-range>1356-61</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Griffin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kohn]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vidakovic]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gooch]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[BF]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bader]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The Effectiveness of Sealants in Managing Caries Lesions]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Res]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>87</volume>
<page-range>169-74</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[San Martin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castaño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tavares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Niederman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ogunbodede]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Dental sealant knowledge, opinion, values and practice of Spanish dentists]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BMC Oral Health]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>13</volume>
<page-range>12</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Michalaki]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sifakaki]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oulis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lygidakis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Attitudes, knowledge and utilization of fissure sealants among Greek Dentists: a national survey]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Eur Arch Paediatr Dent]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>11</volume>
<page-range>287-93</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oulis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Berdouses]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mamai-Homata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Polychronopoulou]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Prevalence of sealants in relation to dental caries on the permanent molars of 12 and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. A national pathfinder survey]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BMC Public Health]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>11</volume>
<page-range>100</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarmadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gahnberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gabre]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Clinicians&#8217; preventive strategies for children and adolescents identified as at high risk of developing caries]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Int J Paediatr Dent]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>21</volume>
<page-range>167-74</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Clarkson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JE]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Turner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grimshaw]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramsay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Johnston]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Scott]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Changing Clinicians&#8217; Behavior: a Randomized Controlled Trial of Fees and Education]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Res]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>87</volume>
<page-range>640-4</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tellez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gray]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SL]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ismail]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AI]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Sealants and dental caries: dentists&#8217; perspectives on evidence-based recommendations]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Am Dent Assoc]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>142</volume>
<page-range>1033-40</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Circular Normativa 13/DSE]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Direção Geral de Saúde]]></source>
<year>1999</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<source><![CDATA[Programa Nacional de Promoção de Saúde Oral]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<source><![CDATA[]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Von Amann]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GP]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Programa nacional de saúde oral. Ministério da Saúde de Portugal]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Direção Geral da Saúde]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CS]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nogueira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Caries prevalence and treatment needs in young people in Portugal: the third national study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Community Dent Health]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>34</volume>
<page-range>107-11</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<label>17</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<source><![CDATA[]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<label>18</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ealla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kumar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Turagam]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sooraparaju]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yerrapothu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bhaskaran]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Knowledge analysis of pit and fissure sealants among the dental students of South India]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Int Soc Prev Community Dent]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>8</volume>
<page-range>508-12</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<label>19</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bonetti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Johnston]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Clarkson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Turner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Applying multiple models to predict clinicians&#8217; behavioural intention and objective behaviour when managing children&#8217;s teeth]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Psychol Health]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<volume>24</volume>
<page-range>843-60</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
