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ROSALES REYES, Sol Ángel et al. Research activity improvement in the first year of Dentistry Career. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.3, pp. 420-429. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: it is important when a new study plan is taking place to perform a curricular assessment and improvement of their components. Objectives: to assess the research activity during the first year of Dentistry career and do an improvement proposal. Material and Methods: a pedagogical participative research took places whit a qualitative approach, since April to May of 2012, using the analysis of documents, and the methodological workshop with the staff of professors who teach in the first years. Results: it could be determined that the research activity in the objectives of the year, in the curricular strategy of the computer science and research and in the educational programs for the first year of Dentistry career Plan D was insufficient. Four methodological workshops were carry out which allows to fulfil an improvement proposal. Conclusions: the design of the research activity in the Plan D was insufficient for the first year. A proposal the improvement the research activity were carry out by some methodological workshops.

Palabras clave : research activity; curricular Improvement; Dentistry Career; staff of professors; methodological workshops.

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