Optional course to carry out preventive work for Stomatology students from the mass media

Abstract

Introduction: Health education in the Stomatology career contributes favorably to the professional training of the Medical Sciences university student, since it reinforces their knowledge about oral health, helps them understand the reality of the individual, the family, the community and thus develop communication attitudes to reach others, which allow them to achieve with it, the skills that every stomatologist should have. Objective: To design an elective course on the preventive work of Stomatology students from the mass media. Methods: An educational development research was carried out between the months of January and July of the year 2021. Theoretical and empirical methods were used based on the bibliographic and documentary review; An analysis, synthesis and comparison of criteria was carried out based on the reviewed materials and the authors' criteria; and contributions from specialists in Comprehensive General Stomatology and the media were estimated. Results: A course aimed at Stomatology students was suggested, composed of four themes, with an active and participatory approach, through different forms of teaching-learning, where working with the media stimulated a reflective and critical attitude in health professionals. Discussion: The course contributed to the training of Stomatology students on the prevention of dental diseases and enriched the propaganda from the media for the prevention of oral health, which provided a better performance in the preparation of educational materials in function of training human resources in medical sciences.