Abstract

POZOS-RADILLO, Elizabeth; ACOSTA-FERNANDEZ, Martín; LOPEZ-BARON, Francisco  and  AGUILERA VELASCO, Ángeles. Social Representations about Dental Practice in a Group Health Professionals in Guadalajara (México). Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.3, pp.442-450. ISSN 0120-5552.

Objective: To recognize the social representations that a group of professionals have over the professional practice of dentistry. Material and methods: The methodology employed was of qualitative and ethnographic, through In-depth interviews to 29 health professionals of both sexes during the period 20102011. The analysis of data obtained was performed using open, axial and selective coding. Results: The results show social representation linked to fear to pain and a bad relationship patient-dentist during dental practice. Conclusions: The results show that the pain and fears of dental treatment adversely affect the viability of treatment and therefore an adverse impact on dental health of respondents.

Keywords : social representations; dentists; oral health; qualitative research; México.

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