Resumo

BUFFON, Marilene da Cruz Magalhães et al. Contribution of the PET-Health program to UFPR's Dentistry area in consolidating the national curriculum guidelines and the Unified Health System (SUS) in the cities of Curitiba and Colombo, PR. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp. 9-15. ISSN 1679-5954.

The PET-Health program consolidates the partnership between UFPR and the Department of Health in the cities of Colombo and Curitiba. This integration also includes the participation of UFPR Residency Programs: Multidisciplinary in Family Health and Family and Community Medicine programs in the city of Columbo. The activities are aimed at training a professional with a comprehensive approach to the health-disease process and with the ability to practice humane healthcare at the individual and collective levels. Students and monitors, under the guidance and supervision of tutors, mentors, and residents participate in various activities in the USF, including: participation in group meetings, programs and workshops, assignment of regions and home visits, and comprehensive family care through educational, preventive and clinical-restorative actions, besides educational and preventive activities in social facilities such as schools, daycare centers, shelters and community centers. In addition, a study is being conducted in two phases to evaluate the oral health status of the schoolchildren and their families who reside in areas covered by the USF taking part in the PET-Health program. With respect to the partial results of the survey, it was found that 44.0% of 593 schoolchildren in Curitiba had highly severe dental caries, and in the city of Columbus, 36.6% of 798 schoolchildren showed a highly severe degree of the disease. PET-Health activities enable integration between teaching and service, always striving to disseminate knowledge and to train general practitioners able to meet social demands.

Palavras-chave : Health Systems; Oral Health; Family Health.