FORMAÇÃO HUMANÍSTICA NOS CURSOS DE ODONTOLOGIA

The aim of this article was to analyze the synchrony between theory and practice of teachers and students concerning the humanizing policy in the proposal of 44 Ana Cristina Kovalik et al. Publ. UEPG Biol. Health Sci., Ponta Grossa, v.16, n.1, p. 43-47, jan/jun. 2010 health care centers since the creation of SUS (Unifi ed Health System). After the elaboration of the Basic Guidelines for National Education Law (LDB) in 1966, and the National Curricular Guidelines for Dentistry courses, both implemented in 2002, there has been an increased concern for humanistic care even in the curriculum of dentistry courses. This was possible due to the understanding that the change in the professional profi le based only on the use of techniques will only take place if changes occur in the approach given to the issue since undergraduate courses, when students start dealing with patients. It was concluded that the institutions of higher education in dentistry are moving away from the technicist view of education, although there have been fl aws in the daily practice as there are students and teachers who cannot relate the ethical-humanist aspect to the technical abilities in their relationships with patients and among themselves. Therefore, it is suggested that the fi rst change should start with the teachers.