CIPRIANO, O. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2672358750322305; CIPRIANO, Olga Batista.
Resumen:
The work aims to analyze among the public institutions in Brazil, the disciplines
focused on the care of patients with special needs in dentistry courses. This is a
observational, documentary cross-sectional study od quantitative approach, where
the adopted methodology was described by Penha8 and Bonato9. An form was
produced and information about the existence of the discipline, nomenclature,
number of hours, disciplinary integration, optional or compulsory discipline and
whether the discipline was theoretical or practical were collected on the official
websites of the courses.In the North and Midwest, 100% of public institutions offer
the discipline of special patients. In the Northeast, Southeast and South only 55%,
71% and 50%, respectively, provide this education. When present, some disciplines
about special needs patients are offered in the last periods of the undergraduate
course, the majority (32%) in the 9th period. Regarding the other characteristics
analyzed (nomenclature, number of hours, period offered, optional or compulsory
character, theoretical or practical) it was possible to notice a variation by institution. It
appears that some institutions do not have the discipline in their curriculum, however,
its inclusion is very important for the formation of a professional who acts on a new
logic, focused on humanization and comprehensive care.