Abstract

FUKUHARA, Mary; CASTRO, Alicia  and  FLORES, Mirza. Importance of the integration of the basic sciences to the clinical teaching of dentistry from the perspective of the student and the teacher. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2018, vol.28, n.2, pp.97-104. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20453/reh.v28i2.3325.

Objectives: To compare the importance given by teachers and students to the foundation of clinical activities in dentistry. Material and methods: The research was quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental. A survey was used for data collection and a Likert scale questionnaire was applied to 177 students and 44 teachers participating in clinical courses. Results: The study found a statistically significant difference (p <0.001) in the importance given by the student and the teacher to the foundation of the clinical activities, in which it shows that 76% of the students and 97.7% Of the teachers consider that the characteristics and behaviors of the teachers described in this dimension are very important. In relation to the correlation of clinical practice with basic science courses, 74.01% of the students and 81.81% of the teachers considered it very important and important. In the correlation of the clinic with the courses of the formative area 55.93% of the students and 75% of the teachers considered them very important. In relation to the importance of the correlation of the clinic with the courses of the specialty, 75.14% of the students and 88.64% of the teachers consider it very important. Conclusions: It is important to integrate basic, dental, biomedical, behavioral and social sciences because they are based on clinical activity, which is why it is important for teachers to take up this knowledge in teaching clinical procedures in dentistry.

Keywords : Dental education; basic sciences; clinical teaching.

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