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Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) has been used as a new non invasive therapeutic approach for the treatment of bacterial, fungal and viral infections of the oral cavity. The results show that the use of laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment favors repair and has proven action in pathogenic periodontal strains, but many studies show that its use does not bring additional benefits to the periodontal procedures. The present study aims to evaluate through a literature review the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in non-surgical periodontal therapy.

It is an integrative review, whose objective was to analyze the demand and use of health services by adolescents. The research was made with articles published from 2013 to 2018, in the English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, through the BVS and PubMed, using the descriptors: adolescent; access to health services; adolescent health services; patient acceptance of health care and health services. Twelve articles were included in the final sample. The percentage of demand and use of health services varied from 22% to 94%.

Objectives: In several medical schools, empathy levels decrease along the years, and there is no measure of agreeableness in medical schools. This study aimed to evaluate agreeableness as empathy marker in medical students, in a short version of a personal traits questionnaire, and to compare with other personal characteristics and other students at different times of medical graduation. Methods: We applied the self-report Big Five Inventory (BFI-10) to 200 medical students in one Brazilian medical school, set in 5 cohorts from 1st to 6th year.

Objetivo: compreender a percepção dos técnicos de enfermagem de uma UTI e enfermarias de um hospital acerca das metas internacionais de segurança do paciente. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, exploratória, qualitativa, realizada com 21 técnicos de enfermagem de um serviço privado, através de um questionário semiestruturado, nos meses de setembro e outubro de 2018. Resultado: como resultado tivemos um grande número de funcionários do sexo feminino (86%) e a maioria na faixa etária entre 25 e 29 anos.

Vision impairment affects approximately 18% of the world population and impacts directly on people’s quality and style of life. The cane is a self-help device used by visually impaired people to improve their functional abilities. When storing or handling a dirty cane with wet dirt on its tip the person may experience an embarrassing and hazardous situation, since the cane can be infected with harmful bacteria deriving from dirt exchanged on the street.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) has been defined as a vesiculobullous multiforme erythema of the skin and other organs. It is considered to be the initial stage of a skin reaction which most severe form of presentation is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), characterized by intense pain and loss of the epithelial surface (greater than 30% of the body surface), compromising the vital functions of the organism, that produced electrolyte imbalance, kidney and ocular involvement, with high catabolism and potential risk of sepsis. Etiologically it is related to the use of drugs in 80% of cases.

Objective: to report the experience during the process of elaborating a standard operating procedure in the cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods: descriptive study of the type of experience report experience between December 2018 and January 2019 in a university hospital in southern Brazil. Results: the need of standardization of procedures, lack of rules and routines may indicate disorganization of the service due to different forms of professional conduct.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) has been defined as a vesiculobullous multiforme erythema of the skin and other organs. It is considered to be the initial stage of a skin reaction which most severe form of presentation is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), characterized by intense pain and loss of the epithelial surface (greater than 30% of the body surface), compromising the vital functions of the organism, that produced electrolyte imbalance, kidney and ocular involvement, with high catabolism and potential risk of sepsis. Etiologically it is related to the use of drugs in 80% of cases.

Objetivo: estimar o risco absoluto de contração de doenças cardiovasculares nos próximos 10 anos, em uma população de idosos, segundo o escore de risco de Framingham. Método: estudo descritivo, transversal com abordagem quantitativa com uma amostra de 70 idosos integrantes de um Projeto de Extensão de uma instituição de ensino privado.

Objective: investigate students’ perception of science teaching in public schools in two cities: Petrolina, Pernambuco (PE) state and Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia (BA) state, Brazil. Materials and Methods: This study used quantitative-qualitative, observational, exploratory methodology.Forty students of both sexes, aged between 12 and 19 years, participated in the research.