Abstract

ALBERT DIAZ, Juan Félix; GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, Elvira María; DIAZ LEMUS, Sixto Luis  and  RODRIGUEZ ORRACA, Maylan. Characterization of values in 1^st. year dental students. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.4, pp. 39-50. ISSN 1561-3194.

A descriptive is done, whose sample comprised 25 1^st. year dental students from "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna" Medical School (2006-2007) and 6 dental professors for such major, aimed at determining the values sustaining these students' way of performance. Two tests and a groupal dynamics were applied to them. Tests consisted of writing a composition to measure current and future values, and an ordering of values from a sheet of resources. The dental professors were also applied a test of ordering values. Students were classified into 3 categories according to their structure regarding values. It was found a psychoprofessional projection of the students more orientated towards individual values than those related to the profession. The current project towards developing values had a better structure that the future projection, that is why it is necessary to reinforce in students values related to the profession and those of social commitment, in order to achieve a comprehensive professional.

Keywords : DENTAL SCHOOLS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION.

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