Professional Guidance in Brazilian dental education

• Autor(a) principal: Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Gomes, Adrielle Mendes de Paula, Saliba, Tânia Adas, Garbin, Artênio José Isper, Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/733
• topic: Schools; Dental. Education; Higher. Teaching.; Faculdades de Odontologia. Educação Superior. Ensino.

This study aimed to analyze the contents of “Professional Guidance” in the curricular structures of undergraduate dentistry courses in Brazil. The variables studied were: nomenclature, period taught, workload and class characteristics (theoretical/practical). A qualitative analysis of the contents described in the subjects' teaching plans, was also performed. The e-mail address of the Federal Council of Dentistry obtained the list with the 242 courses of Dentistry. Of these, 192 provided the teaching plan, pedagogical project or curriculum matrix. Of the total, 72.2% had some subject related to “Vocational Guidance” and 3.2% were offered as optional subjects. The average workload was 46.5 ± 26.96 hours (median = 40), being given more frequently between the 3rd and 4th semesters (33.9%). In most courses (54.4%) the contents are worked theoretically. The nomenclature presents variations, being the most used “Professional Orientation”. It is concluded that in all variables studied there is a great heterogeneity, thus highlighting the difficulty of teaching the theme in an articulated and continuous way in the courses.