Avaliação do conhecimento dos discentes de odontologia em relação a presença do cirurgiãodentista no âmbito hospitalar

Abstract

The exercise of the dentist in the hospital is essential, contributing to the rehabilitation and well-being of the patient in an integrated manner. The present work aims to evaluate the knowledge of dentistry students about the areas of operation of the dentist in the hospital environment, as well as to detect the students' point of view about the importance of introducing content in the curriculum. A sample of dental students was analyzed through a structured questionnaire and the data were evaluated using descriptive statistics organized in spreadsheets. The results show that 74.4% of the interviewed students had never had experience in the hospital environment. Still, 59.4% of the interviewees do not feel qualified to work in a hospital environment with the medical and / or multiprofessional team. It can be concluded that the formation of experiences and knowledge regarding hospital dentistry during graduation is still deficient, so specialized attention is needed for this theme in the curriculum of dentistry institutions.