Perceptions of learning about interprofessional discipline in Dentistry

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Najara Barbosa da
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Silva, Márcia Cristina da, Silva, Isabela Regina Grilo da, Lolli, Luiz Fernando, Fujimaki, Mitsue, Alves, Rozilda Neves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/383
• topic: Problem-Based Learning. Educational Measurement. Cooperative Behavior. Dentistry. Education; Higher.; Aprendizado Baseado em Problemas. Avaliação do Ensino. Comportamento Cooperativo. Odontologia. Educação Superior.

The subject of Attention in Health is innovative and aims to prepare the student for collaborative practice through active learning, with interprofessional education, inserted in the public health service. The first year of the undergraduate course in Dentistry at the University of Maringá was in 2015. This objective this study is to evaluate this discipline, under the perception of the graduate in Dentistry. A cross-sectional, descriptive study with all students of the first class of the subject. The questionnaire was self-administered, pre-tested in a pilot study, containing sociodemographic and discipline issues. The forms were entered into Excel and processed in the EpiInfo program. Most students (88.5%) approved interprofessional education, 31% indicated their importance, mainly for the exchange of knowledge. The majority of the students (88.5%) affirm to have acted collaboratively in the discipline. Few students (11.5%) had previous knowledge about SUS previously, and 94% reported that they understood its functioning in practice. The active methodology was approved by 74% of the students, and all had not previously lived. The students had positive and negative experiences; they emphasized: great interprofessional interaction (23%), contact with patients (20%), home visits that marked their personal and professional life (20%) and vision of the Basic Health Unit structure (20%). The majority (80%) approved the tutor, but 17% complained that they were not encouraged or showed no interest in the practices. The results revealed that the objectives of the discipline about the benefits of the active teaching-learning methodology, interprofessional education and collaborative practices were achieved.