Tecnologias digitais de educação em saúde bucal em ambientes virtuais para crianças: uma revisão de escopo

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to review the literature on educational technology strategies in oral health available for children. Method: This is a scoping review, conducted following the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, and included articles discussing educational technologies used for oral health education and promotion for children. Data collection took place in four databases from May to September 2025, excluding secondary studies, grey literature, and clinical protocols, as well as articles that did not refer to the proposed theme. The Medical Subject Headings – MeSH and the Health Sciences Descriptors – DeCS were consulted to determine the descriptors, using the elements of the mnemonic Population (child), Concept (educational technologies in health), Context (oral health education) as a reference. Results: The final sample consisted of 22 articles describing some educational technologies, with the three most cited strategies being educational games/tools associated with gamification, mobile health applications (mHealth), and digital multimedia. The tools focused on 5-year-old children, mainly addressing oral hygiene habits. Conclusion: This study highlighted three main technological strategies in health, which are already considered important for the teaching-learning process of children. However, further studies are needed on the integration of oral health education and promotion with educational technologies for children.