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BORGES, Tassia Silvana et al. PET-Health/Surveillance - UNISC: Relationship with dental teaching. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp. 35-38. ISSN 1679-5954.

The Education through Health Work Program / Surveillance (PET-SAÚDE/Vigilância) was implemented at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul in the municipal district of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, guided by two lines of attention: Attention to Worker's Health and Strategies of Tuberculosis Prevention. The magnitude of tuberculosis clearly expresses the need for not only the doctor, but also the whole health team, including the Dentist, to identify possible cases of tuberculosis and guide patients correctly. Method: Students got together in weekly meetings and were divided into groups; they performed the mapping of tuberculosis cases (TB) in the years 2000 to 2010. Once this stage was concluded, training sessions were held for the Family Health Strategy (ESF) teams of the municipal district, and lectures were given in the schools of the public education network, in addition to campaigns in the square, at the municipal asylum and in the regional prison, in search of people exhibiting symptomatic breathing. A total of 523 cases of TB were found in the municipal district, and were notified. In the training sessions, 142 ESF health professionals were engaged in the municipal district. Discussion: The distribution, the infection and the manner of presentation of diseases are of great importance for Dentists, and PET/ Surveillance is of great help in the training of a professional. Conclusion: Health-oriented teaching programs that guide a distinctive form of training for health professionals address the acute needs not only of the population but also of the Health System as a whole.

Palavras-chave : Dentistry; Surveillance; Tuberculosis; Epidemiology.