[Oral health in the Brazilian Family Health Program: from the university to training centers].
This study focuses on dentistry professors' and students' concepts concerning the dentist's role in the Family Health Program (FHP) and proposes a contribution to training at the Centers for Continuing Education. A qualitative research method was use to construct a collective subject's discourse, based on taped interviews. The study covered three institutions of higher education in dentistry, located in the municipalities of Lins and Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil, with two focus groups, consisting of faculty and students, respectively. After the organization of the collective subject's discourse by focus group, it was observed that both faculty and students display concepts-in-progress in relation to the dentist's role in public health. This suggests the need for greater involvement by higher education in public health services, in order to fill some gaps in training and practice by dentists in the FHP.
Matos
Patrícia Elizabeth de Souza
PE
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Tomita
Nilce Emy
NE
D001938:Brazil; D004497:Education, Dental; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D009909:Oral Health; D024382:Professional Role; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013335:Students, Dental; D014495:Universities