Basic Cycle in Dentistry Students’ Training: The Gap in the Integration of Knowledge and Social Reality

Authors

  • Luiz Roberto Augusto Noro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Bárbara Cássia de Santana Farias-Santos Ministério da Saúde
  • Pedro Henrique Sette-de-Souza Universidade de Pernambuco (Campus Arcoverde)
  • Isabel Alves Gomes Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Raul Elton Araújo Borges Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte -Campus Santa Cruz
  • Rayanne Karina Silva Cruz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Rosiane Viana Zuza Diniz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24320/redie.2018.20.3.1780

Keywords:

Curriculum development, human resources development, university students, dentistry.

Supporting Agencies:

Projeto FAIMER Brasil

Abstract

One of the main premises of the Dentistry curricular guidelines is the integration of knowledge, bringing together the basic, clinical and public health areas. The aim of this research was to understand how the contents of the “basic cycle” contribute to dentists’ academic training. A qualitative study was performed, and developed through interviews of focal groups consisting of students from 2nd to 4th semester. The analysis produced five categories: decontextualization of social sciences, curricular structure, the gap between the basic and professional cycles, student resignation to the “basic cycle”, and teachers at the core of the process. It was concluded that the dichotomy between the basic and professional cycles complicates curricular integration and compromises students' commitment to their graduation. As a result, it is necessary to incorporate the principles provided in the Dentistry curricular guidelines, such as students’ proactive behavior towards the learning process and the teacher's role as a facilitator.

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2018-09-07