Abstract
The purpose of this study was to report extracurricular activities performed by professors and students of the Dentistry course at the State University of Southwest Bahia. Their goal was to promote oral health to microcephaly patients and their parents, after the period of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, a university extracurricular activity, more than ever, must assume its social responsibility, establishing new paths for public health care and regarding these actions correlating the academic community and society.
Highlights
Throughout the history of undergraduate studies in Brazil, extracurricular activities were characterized by their assistance to local communities, often conducted towards low income citizens
This is an observational study with a qualitative descriptive approach of a report of experience by undergraduate students and professors of the Dentistry course at the State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB)
Since april 2017, the project named "Alvaro Marques Dental Center-Microcephaly" registered in UESB attendance services has been developed to promote oral health and dental care for individuals with microcephaly born in Jequié or nearby cities of Bahia, Brazil
Summary
Throughout the history of undergraduate studies in Brazil, extracurricular activities were characterized by their assistance to local communities, often conducted towards low income citizens. Professors and students must understand that in order to achieve a high quality education, the implementation of extracurriculars in their academic curriculum is extremely necessary. The Ministry of Education in Brazil included these activities in university courses through resolution number 7 in 2018. The National Education Plan was implemented for better qualification of future professionals. This legal provision establishes that extracurricular activities - EA must comprise at least 10% of the total student curricular workload of undergraduate courses for the composition of curriculum
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