Dental schools and clinical endodontics in Brazilian Dental education institutions

• Autor(a) principal: Otto, Gustavo Machado
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Grock, Camila Hélen, Montagner, Francisco
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/955
• topic: Endodontics. Teaching. Curriculum.; Endodontia. Ensino. Currículo.

This cross-sectional census study evaluated the course characteristics and clinical endodontic teaching models in Dentistry courses in Brazil. The electronic websites of 452 courses registered in the National Registry of Higher Education Courses and Institutions of the Ministry of Education were reviewed. The variables of interest were institutional data; presence of curriculum and pedagogical project of the course; course data (number of semesters, period); and data from the area of clinical endodontics. Data were entered into a database, and descriptive statistical analysis was performed. The undergraduate degree in Dentistry occurs mostly in private institutions (86.3%) and the Southeastern region (37.8%), with mostly daytime courses (73.8%). The curriculum and pedagogical projects were available in 76.5% and 23.4%, respectively, and were predominantly found in electronic websites of public institutions. The teaching of clinical endodontics starts in the third semester and may occur in isolate or integrated clinics. It was concluded that there is predominance of undergraduate Dental education in private institutions. There is a limited number of nighttime courses. There is a tendency for teaching of clinical endodontics to occur in association with other areas of Dentistry. The collection of information is hampered by the limited number of pedagogical projects available for consultation. Full access to those data would allow the student, upon entering the institution, to know how the teaching-learning process will take place.