Abstract

NARVAEZ CARRASCO, Carmen Gloria  and  VICENTELA GUTIERREZ, Luis Alberto. Present-day and perspective of Odontology curriculum. Educ Med Super [online]. 2011, vol.25, n.4, pp.515-524. ISSN 0864-2141.

The present curricular structuring of dentistry studies in Chile shows the need of a new approach that combines the real social needs and the requirements of the working world with the academic proposals nowadays. This paper analyzes the general characteristics of the dental training in Chile and presents some perspective of the future demands, beyond the institutional and programs accreditation processes. Some inconsistencies were observed in the curricular projects related to the contextualization and adaptation to the current health needs. It was concluded that great effort should be made in restructuring the curricula of dental training, in order to adapt it to the advancing knowledge according to the changes in the epidemiological profile. Although efforts are being made to update the curricula, the necessary input for curricular suitability should come from graduates, therefore this paper encourages deepening such research line.

Keywords : Dentistry; dental training; curriculum; professional profile.

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