Intervention in emotional competencies in dental students at the University of Concepción, Chile

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Keywords:

dentistry, emotional skills, well-being, initial training.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the teaching to virtual methods. In dentistry students cannot do without practice and this caused curricular activities to be reorganized, as a consequence, it provoked changes in perceived stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate a proposal for intervention in emotional competencies in dental students at the University of Concepción, Chile. Method: Action research design study in a sample of 125 students, executed during the second semester of 2021, in three stages: diagnosis, design and development of an intervention in synchronous remote modality. A satisfaction survey was applied in each activity. Results: The results show a high degree of satisfaction with the intervention among students since it allowed them to visualize the importance of developing emotional competencies. Discussion: Emotional education based on emotional competencies is an innovative strategy that is suggested as a plan to accompany students throughout their careers and requires research to include it in curricular programs.

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Author Biographies

Loreto Virginia Garcia-Lancaster, Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Odontología.

Odontóloga. Especialista en Rehabilitación oral. Máster en Educación Médica. Profesora Asistente.

Ximena Cecilia Macaya Sandoval, Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Odontología.

Licenciada en Educación. Doctora en Salud Mental. Investigadora Programa de Neurociencias, Psiquiatría y Salud Mental (NEPSAM). Postítulo en Educación emocional y Bienestar en Universidad de Barcelona. Investigador colaborador en Universidad de Guadalajara, México.

Lilian Patricia Schmidlin Espinoza, Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Odontología.

Asistente Social. Colaboradora Academica.

María Soledad Nova Radic, Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Odontología.

Psicóloga. Máster en Psicología Forense.

Alex Patricio Bustos Leal, Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Odontología.

Odontólogo. Doctor en Odontología. Profesor Asociado.

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2022-03-30

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Garcia-Lancaster LV, Macaya Sandoval XC, Schmidlin Espinoza LP, Nova Radic MS, Bustos Leal AP. Intervention in emotional competencies in dental students at the University of Concepción, Chile. Humanid. méd. [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 May 12];22(1):126-48. Available from: https://humanidadesmedicas.sld.cu/index.php/hm/article/view/2277

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