Dental education in Colombia

Jaramillo, Jorge A.; Pulido, Jairo H. Ternera; Castro-Núñez, Jaime; Bird, William F.; Komabayashi, Takashi

doi:10.2334/josnusd.52.137

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“…It is suggested this is due to poor health planning for dental training and human resource management 9 . This is also seen in other American countries as reported by Maupome et al 10 Meanwhile, a similar situation is taking place in Colombia 11 . Until 1969, there were four dental schools across the country, implying a ratio of 1 professional every almost 8000 people.…”

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Dentists’ training in Chile and some iberoamerican countries. Considerations for education, health and job.

Carrizo¹

2014

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In recent years, several studies focused on the training of dentists in Chile and other Ibero-American countries and its implications have been published. However, there is no analysis of all the evidence at a regional level. The aim of this article is to review the changes in training for dentists in Ibero-America, the educational and/or sanitary policies associated to these changes and the impact that they have for dentists in the future in Chile and the region. In general terms, a strong increase in the amount of available places for studying dentistry, without a clear sanitary or educational planning to justify it, has been observed in several countries of the region this rise does not show a positive impact in the access to dental treatment, especially for the poorest populations. Although the levels of satisfaction are high among dentists, an unemployment rise and a salary decrease have been observed over the last few years, which could impact professional satisfaction. In Ibero-America, an exponential increase of dental schools, without a positive impact on the oral health of the population, but negatively affecting workforce, is observed.Formación de dentistas en Chile y otros países iberoamericanos. Consideraciones en educación, salud y trabajo.Resumen: En los últimos años se han publicado varias investigaciones centradas en el aumento de la formación de dentistas en Chile y otros países de Iberoamérica. Sin embargo, no existen análisis de toda la evidencia a nivel regional. El objetivo de este artículo es revisar los cambios en la formación de dentistas en Iberoamérica, las políticas educativas y/o sanitarias asociadas a dichos cambios y el impacto que han tenido en el futuro para los odontólogos de Chile y la región. En términos generales se observa un fuerte incremento en la cantidad de plazas disponibles para estudiar odontología en varios países del área, sin una clara planificación sanitaria o educativa que lo justifique. Este crecimiento no ha mostrado un impacto positivo en el acceso a atención odontológica, especialmente de aquellas poblaciones de escasos recursos. Si bien los niveles de satisfacción de los dentistas son elevados, en los últimos años se ha observado un aumento de la cesantía y una disminución de los sueldos, lo que podría impactar la satisfacción profesional. En Iberoamérica se observa un crecimiento exponencial en la formación de dentistas, que no ha impactado positivamente la salud oral de la población, pero sí negativamente a la fuerza laboral.

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“…It is also related to the concentration in large metropolitan areas 11 , similar to the situation in Brazil 9 .…”

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Dentists’ training in Chile and some iberoamerican countries. Considerations for education, health and job.

Carrizo¹

2014

Joralres

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“…degree comprises two years, or four semesters, of mainly preclinical didactic and laboratory courses, and three years, or six semesters, of mainly clinical training that is supervised by the faculty members. In the fifth year (the ninth and tenth semesters), the students do rotations in hospitals and health institutions (11). …”

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A comparative study of oral health attitudes and behavior using the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) between dental and civil engineering students in Colombia

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The aim of this study was to use the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) to compare oral health attitudes and behavior of dental and civil engineering students in Colombia. The HU-DBI's survey consisting of twenty dichotomous responses (agree-disagree) regarding tooth brushing, was completed at University Antonio Narino for the dental students and the University of Cauca for the civil engineering students. The Spanish version of the HU-DBI questionnaire was taken by 182 of 247 dental students and 411 of 762 engineering students. The data was-statistically analyzed by the chi-square test and backward logistic regression. Compared to the engineering students, the dental students were more likely to agree with questions such as “I am bothered by the color of my gums”(OR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3-3.7),“I think I can clean my teeth well without using toothpaste” (OR = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.5-5.9), “I have used a dye to see how clean my teeth are” (OR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.9-4.3), and “I have had my dentist tell me that I brush very well” (OR = 2.0, 95% CI: 1.3-3.1). The dental education curriculum in a dental school compared to a civil engineering school in Colombia indicated that a three-phase curriculum in didactics and clinics increased oral health attitudes and behavior from entry to graduation.

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“…15,16 A similar situation occurred in Colombia, where there was an increase in dental schools from 5 in 1969 to 21 in 2010, mostly private. 23 This rise has been strongly criticized because of the lack of planning of human talent in oral health and the negative consequences of an oversupply of labor, unemployment and job insecurity for dentists. 24 As for other healthcare professions in Chile, like kinesiology and nursing, the situation is even more alarming in regard to the number of universities offering these careers; future research into these professions is necessary.…”

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Exponential growth of dental schools in Chile: effects on academic, economic and workforce issues

Cartes‐Velásquez

2013

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Dental education in Colombia

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Dentists’ training in Chile and some iberoamerican countries. Considerations for education, health and job.

Dentists’ training in Chile and some iberoamerican countries. Considerations for education, health and job.

A comparative study of oral health attitudes and behavior using the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) between dental and civil engineering students in Colombia

Exponential growth of dental schools in Chile: effects on academic, economic and workforce issues

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