Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study is to offer an overview of the MedicalEmergencies (ME) discipline offer in Dentistry graduations insoutheastern Brazil and to observe the curricular characteristicsof the discipline when present. Methods: This cross-sectionaldocumentary study analyzed the available curricular frameworksin the official websites of Higher Education Institutions (HEI)in southeastern Brazil registered on the Ministry of Education’se-MEC website. The data were analyzed and tabulated using theGraphPad Prism 8.1.2 software, being described by absolute andrelative frequencies. Fisher’s exact test was used to compare theproportions between public and private institutions. Results:Of the 176 courses in the Southeast, 144 were included in thestudy for providing access to the curriculum, 19 (13.19%) werepublic and 125 (86.81%) were private. Only 27 (18.75%) of the HEIpresent the discipline of ME, with a greater tendency of supply inprivate HEIs (20.80%) when compared to public HEIs (5.26%),but this difference was not statistically significant (p> 0.05).As a positive aspect, the discipline is predominantly mandatory(88.88%), and the with regard to the teaching methodology ispredominantly theoretical (68.18%). The average workload is50.14 hours (SD=19.54). Conclusions: In only 18.75% of thedental institutions in Southeast Brazil, ME discipline were offered.When offered, the discipline is predominantly theoretical andmandatory. This study raises an important discussion regardingthe need to include specific and mandatory subjects on ME inthe dentistry curricula in Brazil and reflects the need to updateand standardize the national curricular guidelines for dentistry.
Highlights
Dental surgeons must be prepared to manage possible medical emergencies (ME) that may arise in their daily professional practices[1,2]
The final research sample consisted of 144 institutions (81.82%), 10 (6.94%) located in the state of Espírito Santo (ES), 51 (35.41%) in Minas Gerais (MG), 21 (14.58%) in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and 62 (43.05%) in São Paulo (SP)
Gerais Rio de ME management is of crucial importance in dentistry practice and the starting point of training in this area is the undergraduate course in Dentistry[26]
Summary
Dental surgeons must be prepared to manage possible medical emergencies (ME) that may arise in their daily professional practices[1,2]. Despite the consensus on the importance of training dental surgeon in this subject, several national[4,5,6,7] and international studies[8,9,10,11,12,13,14] show unsatisfactory results by demonstrating low knowledge and confidence of professionals in managing ME and first aid Based on these aspects, in recent years there has been a change in medical emergency management teaching methodologies for undergraduate students in many developed countries as an attempt to improve their management outcomes[15,16,17,18,19,20]. The formation of a generalist dentist is compromised, bringing insecure and unprepared professionals to the Brazilian job market
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