PERCEPÇÃO DOS EGRESSOS DE ODONTOLOGIA EM RELAÇÃO À FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL COM ÊNFASE NA EDUCAÇÃO INTERPROFISSIONAL

Abstract

Objective: to know the perception of graduates in Dentistry in Rio de Janeiro about the quality of professional training with emphasis on interprofessional education. Materials and Methods: application of an on-line questionnaire for graduates of three Dentistry courses, two public institutions and one private, for students graduated between 2016.2 and 2019.1. The questions involved four dimensions: (1) graduate profile, (2) health care orientation, (3) teaching-service integration, and (4) pedagogical approach. The structured questionnaire used contained 41 questions to analyze the quality of the academic activities offered during the training of these professionals. The results presented in this article involved 9 questions from the four dimensions. Results: a total of 121 graduates participated in the survey. Most graduates perceived that the quality and offer of activities related to the formation of a generalist, humanist profile and the ability to understand social reality were ‘very good’, as well as health promotion activities. Activities related to multiprofessional/interprofessional education and living in the Unified  Health  System (SUS) were considered ‘moderate’, and the use of practice scenarios was also considered ‘very good’. Conclusion: the results show that graduates of the evaluated Dentistry courses were satisfied with the quality of professional training achieved through the academic activities offered by their courses. Mainly those related to the formation of the professional profile and health promotion. However, multiprofessional/interprofessional  experiences and experience in the SUS still need to be improved, encouraging students to participate in internships and extension projects, thus forming professionals capable of working in SUS and in the existing social context.