Resumo

SILVA, Micheli Chabat da; MARQUES, Beatriz Baldo; REIS, Magda de Sousa  e  MORAES, Renita Baldo. Pro-Health - Dentistry/UNISC: experiences and contributions to professional training. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.1, pp. 47-50. ISSN 1679-5954.

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a survey among dentistry students of the Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) who develop any sort of activity within the PRO-HEALTH (PRÓ-SAÚDE) program. The question asked was if this activity contributed to his/her professional training. Higher education must be tied to the reality of the population, and the responsability of health promotion actions must be integrated among persons, communities, health professionals and institutions that provide health services. This integration with health services is very important, because it builds the skills needed to work democratically, and to develop a critical vision and cultural capabilities. The data was collected through 51 questionaires; 99% of the students interviewed answered that their PRO-HEALTH activities brought benefits to their life; 53% of these students pointed out the professional benefits as the most significant plus factor; 35.2% answered that the most significant gains were the social benefits; and 11.8% highlighted the personal benefits as most significant. Among the students interviewed, 60.9% intend to start their professional life preferentially in public service, 25.4% give priority to working in a private office or clinic or perhaps public service, 11.8% intend to work only in a private office or clinic, and 1.9% intend to work only in public services. Accordingly, we can see the importance of PRO-HEALTH in training professionals skilled to work in public service.

Palavras-chave : Dentistry; Preventive Dentistry; Dentistry Education; Health; Community Dentistry.