Abstract
This research study aimed at evaluating the content related to pediatric dentistry addressed in civil service examinations in the state of Paraíba through the analysis and classification of questions. Questions related to pediatric dentistry addressed in civil service examinations for the dentist position in the Family Health Program, held in the state of Paraíba, between the years 2001 and 2017 were evaluated. Across the state, 107 civil service examinations were identified and, when applying the exclusion criteria, 9 identical tests were found, consequently, being removed, totaling 98 examinations. After the analysis, 3,949 questions were obtained and only 54 questions were related to pediatric dentistry, representing 1.36% of total questions. The questions were classified according to the topic and the cognitive level according to the BLOOM's revised taxonomy. Results showed that topics related to oral rehabilitation and surgical management, including questions regarding anesthesia, surgery, pulp therapy, endodontic treatment, operative and restorative dentistry, dental materials, traumatic injuries and prosthesis/rehabilitation corresponded to 42% of the questions. The most prevalent cognitive domains were recall and analyze, corresponding to 45% and 29%, respectively. Thus, questions concerning oral rehabilitation and surgical management were the most addressed in civil service examinations, in which the domains remember and analyze were predominant. There were no questions requiring complex cognitive domain such as assessing and creating.
Highlights
Since the 1988 Federal Constitution, civil service examinations were established as a means of entering a civil service, being compulsory to take it to hold permanent positions, except for the commissioned ones (MACÊDO et al, 2016)
Article 37 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution indicates that those interested in participating in civil service examinations should compete on equal terms and comply with the principles of legality, impersonality, morality, publicity and efficiency to run for positions within the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Cities (BRASIL, 1988)
A total of 107 tests were collected from examinations applied between 2001 and October 2017
Summary
Since the 1988 Federal Constitution, civil service examinations were established as a means of entering a civil service, being compulsory to take it to hold permanent positions, except for the commissioned ones (MACÊDO et al, 2016). Article 37 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution indicates that those interested in participating in civil service examinations should compete on equal terms and comply with the principles of legality, impersonality, morality, publicity and efficiency to run for positions within the Union, the States, the Federal District and the Cities (BRASIL, 1988). The Ministry of Health (MOH) states that the hiring process of a Family Health Team (FHT) should be through a civil service examination. There is a precariousness in the work of these teams caused by temporary hiring (VILELA; MAFRA, 2015). Civil service examinations guarantee that the constitutional principles are respected, allowing, everyone who meets the requirements, to apply for the position. Fast stability, benefits and good salaries have increased the number of dentists participating in examinations and selective processes (VILELA; MAFRA, 2015; ARAÚJO, 2016)
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