Curriculum redesign of the Dental school of the Federal University of Amazonas

• Autor(a) principal: Sponchiado Júnior, Emílio Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Conde, Nikeila Chacon de Oliveira, Martins, Izabelly Esteves Bittencourt, Carneiro, Flávia Cohen, Vieira, Janete Maria Rebelo, Rebelo, Maria Augusta Bessa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• DOI: 10.30979/rev.abeno.v19i2.676
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/676
• topic: Education. Dentistry. Curriculum.; Educação. Odontologia. Currículo.

The aim of the paper is to report the experience of faculty members of a Dental school during the process of developing and implementing a new academic program (AP). The AP has been redesigned taking into consideration the characterization of the course by discussing the profile of alumni, physical structure, objectives, curriculum structure, academic internships and methodological design. The new curriculum was implemented in 2012 and it focuses on interdisciplinarity, integrated outpatient clinics and a mandatory traineeship that consists of more than 40% of the curriculum between intra- and extra-mural activities. Difficulties were encountered during the implementation of the new program and the academic community sought tools to minimize them.  The new education program is dynamic, and it has been improving every year.