Interprofessional discipline in health: assessment of Dentistry students

• Autor(a) principal: Saraiva, Amanda Meira
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Silva, Isabela Regina Grilo, Lolli, Luiz Fernando, Fujimaki, Mitsue, Alves, Rozilda das Neves, Miguel, Edson Roberto Arpini, Mialchi, Nadeje da Rocha, Rocha, Najara Barbosa da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/598
• topic: Dentistry. Education; Higher. Health. Problem-Based Learning. Evaluation.; Odontologia. Educação Superior. Saúde. Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas. Avaliação.

Interprofessional education is a pedagogical strategy in which two or more professions work and learn together, prioritizing integration in order to change the professional profile of health, and improve the quality of care and resolution in primary care. The Health Care discipline is an interprofessional proposal, developed in seven courses at the State University of Maringá, giving students from the Unified Health System (UHS), the opportunity to learn how to use the problematization of team situations. The aim was to present the perception of Dentistry students of the Attention in Health discipline, through analysis of the narratives in the evaluation portfolio. This was an exploratory and descriptive study using document analysis as a research technique, in which sampling continued until data saturation was reached. Analysis of the portfolios allowed the authors to show that academic students emphasized the importance of interprofessional work, its benefit to workers and patients, and the relevance of including dentists in the health teams. The students’ knowledge about Unified Health System was able to highlight flaws and qualities, and recognize the effectiveness of the active learning model in enabling them to face adversities positively. It was concluded that the academic students pointed out that interprofessional collaborative practices and the use of active learning methodologies were positive strategies for a qualified education and training, and were in agreement with the curricular guidelines of the Dentistry course for professional education in and understanding of team work within the context of the real health needs of the population.