Mobile applications for dental education and assistance: an integrative review

Authors

  • Marcylene Arruda Braz ULBRA
  • Elken Gomes Rivaldo ULBRA
  • Flávio Renato Reis de Moura ULBRA
  • Raul Antônio Cruz ULBRA
  • Myrian Camara Brew ULBRA
  • Ana Estela Haddad USP
  • Caren Serra Bavaresco Universidade Luterana do Brasil Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v18i3.574

Keywords:

Mobile application. Dentistry. Informatics.

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the current state of the art and trends of research using mobile applications in Dentistry through an integrative review.  SciELO, LILACS and PubMed databases, using the terms "mobile application", "Dentistry" and "informatics", and in Google Scholar, to cover the gray literature, with the same terms in the Portuguese language, without time limitation were searched. The titles and abstracts of all articles found were read independently by two researchers. Studies based on primary data that were related only to oral health, whose medium of information was smartphones, in the English, Portuguese and Spanish languages were included. Also, articles published in scientific journals were analyzed in relation to the items assigned in the STROBE Statement checklist. There were 911 studies. After reading all the titles and abstracts, 897 were excluded, totaling 14 studies for reading in full. Nine articles were included in the study, classified in studies with a professional focus (6) and studies with an academic focus (3). The data described in the studies have shown the increasing adoption the applications use as educational and assistance resources. The creation of mobile applications directed to Dentistry is appropriate, both in teaching, as a new possibility to build knowledge, and for professional use, since the global dissemination of the use of mobile devices is undeniable.

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Author Biography

Caren Serra Bavaresco, Universidade Luterana do Brasil Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

Cirurgiã Dentista do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição - SSC/GHC

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia - ULBRA/Canoas

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Published

25-09-2018

How to Cite

Braz, M. A., Rivaldo, E. G., de Moura, F. R. R., Cruz, R. A., Brew, M. C., Haddad, A. E., & Bavaresco, C. S. (2018). Mobile applications for dental education and assistance: an integrative review. Revista Da ABENO, 18(3), 181–190. https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v18i3.574

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