Revista Cubana de Estomatología (Dec 2014)
The research activity in the curriculum project of Plan D of the Stomatology career.
Abstract
Introduction: It is a necessity to give priority to the investigative formation from the curriculum to the dentistry professional of the. Objective: to evaluate the presence of the investigative activity in the curricular project in the Plan D of the dental career. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was carried out in the faculty of Dentistry “Raúl González Sánchez”, during the second semester of the 2012-2013 academic course, the analytic-synthetic method and the analysis of documents were used. Results: The study performed could determine that in the professional profile it is not well defined for what type of investigation this professional should be prepared. The designed computer and investigation curricular strategy doesn't contain the abilities and needed knowledges in an explicit way for the performance of the principal type of research to carry out in the primary health program: the Analysis of the Health Situation (ASS). The integrative discipline doesn't contain in an explicit way all the abilities to develop for the student to carry out the ASS. In the objectives of year, only in the 4th year the necessary and pertinent objectives were included to the students needs. Conclusion: the presence of the investigative activity in the curricular project of the Plan D of the dental career is insufficient, because it doesn't contain in an explicit way all the necessary elements to achieve the investigative formation of the students.
