Abstract

HERNANDEZ ROQUE, María de la Luz; TOLEDO PIMENTEL, Bárbara  and  CABANIN RECALDE, Teresa. Curriculum and conduct of the General Dentist in disaster situations. Rev EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2014, vol.6, n.1, pp.188-201. ISSN 2077-2874.

Background: among the functions or job profile of the General Dentist it is the comprehensive dental care in special situations, which is designed according to the measures provided for in the plans for wartime and disaster situations. Objective: to identify the potential of the curriculum for the training of the General Dentist in facing disaster situations in peacetime, in accordance with the Curriculum D for Dentistry undergraduate studies. Methods: a study was conducted, framed within the curriculum assessment methodology, with a predominance of qualitative methods. It was carried out at the Manuel Fajardo Rivero Military Hospital in Villa Clara, during the academic year 2012-2013. Theoretical and empirical methods were used. The curriculum, the professional competences and the syllabi of the disciplines were analyzed. Results: the discipline Training for Defense includes a system of knowledge, skills and values ??that guarantee the performance of future dentists in this task. It was also found that there is a need to establish links of continuity with the subjects of the discipline Comprehensive General Dentistry. Conclusions: the curricular approach for the training in forms of professional conduct to face disaster situations is based on the role of the discipline Training for Defense, the existence of the curricular strategy for facing war and natural disasters and for environmental protection, and the existence of preceding and following subjects favoring content integration.

Keywords : disasters; General Dentist; teaching; learning; curriculum; teacher; student; integration.

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