O exercício da docência à luz do Código de Ética Odontológica / The exercise of teaching in the light of the Dental Code of Ethics

No presente estudo, os autores se propõem a avaliar o conhecimento e a postura dos docentes de uma universidade pública do Nordeste do Brasil frente aos artigos 34 e 35 do Código de Ética Odontológica, relativos ao magistério. Por meio de um questionário com quesitos discursivos, os docentes efetivos que se dispuseram a participar (61%) demonstraram em grande parte conhecer a legislação ética e adotar uma postura adequada, havendo, todavia, divergência quanto à possibilidade de flexibilização para a participação de graduandos em cursos de pós-graduação, o que contraria a legislação do ensino e pode demonstrar interesse na prática como forma de incentivar o mercado do ensino odontológico... (AU)

In the present study, the authors propose to evaluate the knowledge and posture of professors at a public university in the Northeast of Brazil in relation to articles 34 and 35 of the Dental Code of Ethics, related to teaching. The research was made by means of a questionnaire with discursive questions and the effective professors who were willing to participate (61%) demonstrated to have a large knowledge of the ethical legislation and to adopt an adequate posture, however, there was disagreement as to the possibility of flexibility for the participation of undergraduates in post-graduation courses, which goes against the teaching legislation and may show interest in practice as a way to encourage the dental education market... (AU)

La mínima intervención en cariología en el plan de estudios D de la carrera de Estomatología en Cuba / Minimal intervention in cariology in Cuba Dentistry career study program D

Objetivo: Determinar la presencia de acercamientos a la mínima intervención en cariología en los temas sobre el proceso caries dental de los programas de asignaturas del plan de estudios D de la carrera de Estomatología. Métodos: Se realizó una investigación cualitativa, documental, analítica, a través de una lectura crítica y valorativa de los 20 programas de las asignaturas de la disciplina integradora del plan de estudios D de la carrera de Estomatología. Se realizó un análisis del contenido de cada uno de los programas de asignatura en busca de indicios de la inclusión en los mismos de temas relacionados con la caries dental y si estos se correspondían con los principios de la mínima intervención en cariología. Los datos extraídos fueron el nombre de la asignatura, año académico, total de horas del programa, inclusión de la temática del proceso caries dental, inclusión de temas relacionados con el proceso caries dental según la mínima intervención en cariología, literatura básica recomendada, especificidad de los temas tratados referentes al proceso caries dental. Resultados: De las 13 referencias básicas de los programas de estudio el 54 % se remontan a publicaciones del pasado siglo y el resto a inicios del presente. Los programas incluyen temas relacionados con la prevención y curación del proceso caries dental, factores de riesgo, etiología, conceptos, clasificaciones y características clínicas y en 3.er año la asignatura Epidemiología. Ese mismo año, y posteriores, los temas referentes se hacen redundantes y se repiten en asignaturas consiguientes. Conclusiones: Los programas de asignaturas de la disciplina integradora del plan de estudios D de la carrera de Estomatología carecen de la presencia de preceptos sobre la mínima intervención para el tratamiento de la caries dental excepto la de Odontopediatría(AU)

Objective: To determine the presence of the minimum intervention in cariology in the topics on the dental caries process of the subject programs of the Study Plan of the Stomatology career. Methods: A qualitative analytical documentary research was carried out through a critical and evaluative reading of the 20 programs of the subjects of the integrating discipline of the Study Plan D of the Stomatology career. An analysis of the content of each of the subject programs was carried out in search of indications of the inclusion in them of topics related to dental caries and if these were related to the principles of Minimum Intervention in Cariology. The data extracted were the name of the subject, academic year, total hours of the program, inclusion of the topic of dental caries process, inclusion of topics related to the dental caries process according to the minimal intervention in cariology, recommended basic literature, specificity of the topics covered referring to the dental caries process. Results: Of the 13 basic references of the study programs, 54% go back to publications of the last century and the rest to the beginning of the present. The programs include topics related to the prevention and cure of the dental caries process, risk factors, etiology, concepts, classifications and clinical characteristics and in the 3rd year the subject Epidemiology. That same year and later, the reference topics become redundant and are repeated in subsequent subjects. Conclusions: The subject programs of the integrating discipline of the Stomatology Career Curriculum lack the presence of precepts on the minimum intervention for the treatment of dental caries except that of Pediatric Dentistry(AU)

Facultades de Odontología inclusivas. Estado del arte en Latinoamérica / Inclusive Dentistry faculties. State of the art in Latin America

Las personas con discapacidad son una población vulnerable y excluida de sus derechos como el ingreso, la permanencia y el egreso de la educación superior, especialmente de las facultades de Odontología en Latinoamérica. El objetivo de esta revisión es hacer una revisión de la literatura acerca de la inclusión educativa en las facultades de Odontología en América Latina. Se realizó unarevisión de la literatura nacional y latinoamericana al-rededor de los conceptos discapacidad, educación inclusiva y pregrados de Odontología, con fuentes primarias, secundarias y obras de referencia; entre las cuales se consultaron, libros, tesis y base de datos Medline, SciELO, Pubmed, Lilacs, Dialnet y Redalyc. Se concluyó que las facultades de Odontología están en mora y en deuda con las personas con (dis)capacidad en Latinoamérica por las dinámicas de la educación superior que siguen perpetuando la exclusión o la discriminación de personas con discapacidad en los pregrados de Odontología.

People with disabilities are a vulnerable and excluded population from their rights such as admission, permanence and graduation from higher education, especially from in Latin American dental schools. The objective of this review is to review the literature on educational inclusion in Latin American dental schools. A review of the national and Latin American literature was carried out on the concepts of disability, inclusive educa-tion and undergraduate dentistry using primary and secondary sources; among which, books, thesis and Medline, SciELO, Pubmed, Lilacs, Dialnet and Redalyc databases were consulted. It was concluded that dental schools are in default and in debt to people with (dis) ability in Latin America due to the dynamics of higher education that continue to perpetuate the exclusion or discrimination of people with disabilities in undergraduate dentistry.

Knowledge of evidence-based dentistry among academic dental practitioners of Bhopal, India: a preliminary survey / 보건의료교육평가

This study aimed to characterize the knowledge of evidence-based dentistry (EBD) among dental faculty members in the city of Bhopal in central India. A cross-sectional questionnaire was administered at two dental colleges in Bhopal City. All dental faculty members who were present on the day of the study and who agreed to participate were included in the study. A total of 50 dental faculty members returned the questionnaire. Six Likert-type questions were asked, and the percentages of various responses were used for analysis. Sixteen faculty members (32.0%) strongly agreed that EBD is a process of making decisions based on scientifically proven evidence. Fifteen faculty members (30.0%) strongly disagreed or disagreed with the item stating that the best and quickest way to find evidence is by reading textbooks or asking experienced colleagues. Thirteen faculty members (26.0%) strongly agreed that EBD allows dentists to improve their scientific knowledge and clinical skills. It is recommended that EBD be included in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and in intensive continuing dental education programs that are conducted for dental faculty members.

Teaching-learning process in times of the Unified Health System (SUS): training of faculty and dental surgeons in Brazil / Processo ensino-aprendizagem em tempos de SUS: adequação docente e formação dos cirurgiões-dentistas no Brasil

With the aim of contributing to the current curricular transformation of Brazilian Dentistry courses, this study describes the training of dental surgeons considering the needs of the public Unified Health System (SUS - Sistema Único de Saúde). We focus on the health care model currently in force and emphasize the idea that so as to attain the principles of this model, a shift in the training of instructors who lecture in Dentistry should occur. Some aspects of the training of such instructors, together with the implementation of the National Curricular Guidelines in Dentistry courses, are discussed, and the professional profiles of graduates from Brazilian dental schools are analyzed. We conclude our work by considering some elements that should be observed in order to improve the training process so that it will lead to the training of dental surgeons able to act within a new perspective, that of health promotion.

O presente artigo apresenta um retrato da formação dos cirurgiões-dentistas, objetivando contribuir com a atual transformação curricular dos cursos de Odontologia brasileiros, considerando as necessidades do Sistema Único de Saúde. Para tanto, resgata o modelo de atenção vigente na saúde e enfatiza que para o cumprimento de seus princípios é necessário mudar primeiramente a formação dos formadores, isto é, dos professores que atuam na educação superior na área odontológica. Nesse sentido, discute alguns aspectos da formação desses docentes, assim como a instituição das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais nos Cursos de Odontologia. Analisa, ainda, o perfil profissional do egresso das Faculdades de Odontologia brasileiras e conclui considerando alguns pontos que devem ser respeitados para que se agregue valor ao processo de formação, de modo que este possa dar conta de formar cirurgiões-dentistas capazes de atuar dentro de uma nova perspectiva, a promoção da saúde.