title: [Curriculum reform and research in dentistry at the undergraduate level: history under construction].
abstract: Approaching from the perspective of curriculum organization, the article examines the development of undergraduate research in dentistry. Based on Brazilian and international printed or electronic publications, the authors examine the institutionalization of higher education in dentistry, university reform, and the enactment of Curriculum Guidelines. From the earliest days of higher education in dentistry, there has been a concern with research. But Brazil's university reform assigned research to graduate studies and scientific instruction to undergraduate studies. In recent years, Curriculum Guidelines have reconsidered the position of research and have recommended changes that allow research to be viewed as an educational principle.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Ensino, Superior em Ciências da Saúde da Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. lumaltagliati@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Luciana Avila
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maltagliati
authors.forename: Paulete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012106:Research / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration