Analysis of violence in postgraduate dentistry curricula in Brazil: guidelines and areas of concentration

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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v18.n4.1314-1324

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Dental Education, Curriculum, Higher Education, Professional Training in Health

Abstract

Dental education in Brazil has been predominantly focused on technical and clinical aspects, relegating topics such as violence to a secondary role. This study analyzes the presence of the theme of violence in the curricula of stricto sensu graduate programs in Dentistry in Brazil, identifying guidelines and areas of concentration. It is a descriptive study, with a documentary and quanti-qualitative approach. The curricula of 99 active programs in 2023 were analyzed, based on data from the Sucupira Platform and the institutional websites of universities. The results indicate that only 2% of the courses address violence, most of them concentrated in the field of Public Health, with a smaller presence in specialties such as Pediatric Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology. The absence of this theme in most programs highlights the need for broader training, aligned with public health demands and the role of dentists in recognizing and addressing violence. The study showed that the theme of violence still appears in a limited way in Dentistry curricula, concentrated in few courses and references, which points to the need for greater inclusion and interdisciplinary approaches.

Author Biographies

  • Gustavo Garcia, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    PhD student in Public Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and Master in Health Promotion at the Maringá University Center (UNICESUMAR), with a degree in Dentistry. He works as a professor in higher education, teaching subjects related to Dentistry and Public Health. He has extensive experience in academic research, with an emphasis on public health policies, biosafety, dental care for vulnerable populations and gender-based violence. His work focuses on health promotion and disease prevention, with an emphasis on humanized care, evidence-based teaching and the training of qualified professionals for the Unified Health System (SUS).

  • Marcos Nascimento, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    Marcos Nascimento is a psychologist (UERJ), with a master's and doctorate in Public Health (IMS/UERJ). He is currently a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. He coordinated the Postgraduate Program in Children's and Women's Health at the Fernandes Figueira Institute (2017-2021). He is co-editor of the Children, Women and Health Collection at Editora Fiocruz. He has experience in national projects involving research, social intervention and advocacy on topics related to gender, sexuality, masculinity, violence and health. He has been a consultant for United Nations agencies, private foundations and public organizations.

  • Suely Ferreira Deslandes, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    She holds a degree in Social Sciences from the Fluminense Federal University (1990), a Master's in Public Health from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (1993) and a PhD in Sciences from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2000). She is a Full Researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a permanent professor of the Master's and Doctorate in Children's and Women's Health (PGSCM-IFF-Capes Grade 6). She worked as a professor in the Master's and Doctorate in Public Health at ENSP (2008-2023-Capes Grade 6). She has worked as an associate editor of Social Sciences at Cadernos de Saúde Pública since 2000. She is the Editor of Social Sciences at the journal Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, editor of the Portuguese Sociology journal Análise Social and is the editor of the collection Criança, Mulher Saúde -Ed. Fiocruz. She is a member of the editorial board of the journal Salud Colectiva. She is a member of the Consultative Council of the Instituto de Salud Colectiva of the University of Lanús (Argentina). She served as coordinator of the PGSCM-IFF Program in 2010-2012 and as deputy coordinator of the same program (2018-2021). She has served on Capes committees for the evaluation of postgraduate programs in public health since 2007. She was a member of the management board of the Social and Human Sciences Committee of Abrasco (2019-2023). She was a member and coordinator (2023) of the Advisory Committee on Public Health and Nutrition of CNPq. She currently serves as vice president of Abrasco. She was a visiting professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of U-Lisbon (2023-2024). Thematic areas: Sociology of health, violence and Health and qualitative methodologies.

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Garcia, G., Nascimento, M., & Ferreira Deslandes, S. (2025). Analysis of violence in postgraduate dentistry curricula in Brazil: guidelines and areas of concentration. Cadernos De Educação Tecnologia E Sociedade, 18(4), 1314-1324. https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v18.n4.1314-1324