Abstract

MECCA, Leomar Emanuel et al. Home visits: experiencing the employment of curriculum guidelines in dentistry, from theory to practice. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.2, pp. 62-68. ISSN 1679-5954.

Developed by the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG) , in partnership with the City Department of Health and the Ministry of Health , the Program Reorientation of Vocational Training in Health (PRO/Health) , associated with the Education Program through Health Work (PET- Health) has given the opportunity of placements survival in multidisciplinary teams , with the initiative to consolidate the integration between teaching-service and community. Regarding Dentistry, petianos students had the opportunity to interact with colleagues from other graduate programs and glimmer a comprehensive care and other SUS principles in practice. One of the activities of the PET - Health groups are home visits in the community assisted by the local Family Health Strategy (ESF). Such visits have led to the exercise of powers envisaged by the National Curriculum Guidelines for dentistry students. This work presents the students' experiences in home visits and tells how two unique clinical cases allowed the academics involved the exercise of general and humanistic profile and capacity to act multiprofessional. Recognizing the social reality of patients , trying to explain the importance of treatment and procedures that would be performed , obtaining success in the interventions . Home visiting as a strategy for job PRO/PET - Health in UEPG allowed to live with different socioeconomic situations, understanding the social context experienced by families and the practical application of theoretical knowledge acquired in the course. The PRO/PET - Health in UEPG programs have been shown to be important tools for the development of skills and abilities and encouragement for the future integration of graduates into the Unified Health System.

Keywords : Home visit; Primary Health Care; Problem-Based Learning..