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RODRIGUES, Carlos Rafael do Carmo  e  SILVA, Marcos Alex Mendes da. The impact of practice scenarios proposed by Pro- Health in dentistry training. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.2, pp. 219-226. ISSN 1679-5954.

The Health Education and Work Management Department (SGTES) under the Ministry of Health drafted the National Program of Professional Health Training Realignment (Pro-Health) as an incentive for healthcare courses to promote a change in teaching practice scenarios, for the purpose of introducing students into the Health System, and, in turn, showing them the real demands of the population and preparing them for the job market. The aim of this study was to analyze the dentistry courses in Brazil where the Pro-Health program was implemented. Course coordinators were interviewed on the impact of the teaching program and on how well-informed they were about the actions of Pro-Health. A structured questionnaire was applied online to 45 coordinators of undergraduate dentistry courses in Brazil, following approval by the USS Ethics and Research Committee (protocol number 008/2012-1). Preliminary results showed that 25% perceived that the program influenced both the physical structure and the core curriculum, in that an extra course load was added in 67% of the universities, to cover internships in Basic Health Units. Although the coordinators claimed that the student body and 50% of the faculty in 50% of universities were not informed about the actions of Pro-Health, it could be seen that Pro-Health has indeed influenced dental education positively.

Palavras-chave : Pro-Health; Practice Scenarios; Unified Health System; Primary Care.