Impact of COVID-19 in residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Federal District Public Health System

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Glaucia Nize Martins
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Helbert Eustáquio Cardoso da, Caracas, Hugo César Pinto, Melo, Nilce Santos de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1266
• topic: Education; Dentistry; Surgery; Oral; Coronavirus Infections; Internship and Residency.; Educação; Odontologia; Cirurgia Bucal; Infecções por Coronavírus; Internato e Residência.

With the social isolation resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Federal District Public Health System adapted to maintain the attendance and course schedule. Theoretical classes migrated to online and there was an abrupt change in practical activities, such as the reduction in elective care and new biosafety protocols.  The objective of this research was to understand the impact of the pandemic on the residency, including the analysis of perception and the level of satisfaction of the participants regarding online classes and practical activities, analysis of the number and type of surgeries performed in 2020 and residents' attitudes aimed for professional career, through Likert type questionnaires. Only half of the tutors and less than half of the residents were motivated to use the virtual teaching environment. In addition, the number of surgeries was reduced by more than 40%. In addition, half of the residents responded that they do not feel capable to resolve unexpected events related to their training and that they are not confident in making decisions regarding their professional career. COVID-19 will continue to have a greater impact on surgical practice, so hospitals should develop a detailed contingency plan, including for pandemics and schools should permanently incorporate options of complementary remote activities in their curriculum.