The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020
Abstract: This study analyzed the consequences of the disordered expansion of Dentistry courses on the distribution of professionals, the job market, and limitations of the National System of Higher Education Assessment (SINAES) developed as a guarantee of education quality. This observational, desc...
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| author | Maria Celeste Morita Mário Uriarte Neto Vania Regina Camargo Fontanella Ana Estela Haddad |
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| description | Abstract: This study analyzed the consequences of the disordered expansion of Dentistry courses on the distribution of professionals, the job market, and limitations of the National System of Higher Education Assessment (SINAES) developed as a guarantee of education quality. This observational, descriptive, and analytical study used secondary data from several official databases. The number of courses was obtained from the e-MEC registry. From the Higher Education Census, the study collected historical series of courses offered, number of candidates per open seat, number of individuals who initiated and completed the course, and information about professors in the public and private schools. The reports related to Dentistry courses from the National Health Council were also analyzed. The performance of undergraduate students was assessed from synthesis reports of Enade from 2004 to 2016. The number of dentists and their regional distribution was based on the Federal Dental Council, and Brazilian population and gross domestic product were collected from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Dentistry courses in Brazil grew exponentially from 1856 to 2020; among the 544 authorized courses, 82 currently have not yet started their activities. The fast expansion of courses in Brazil has worsened the regional asymmetries in the supply of dentist, and the SINAES has not been able to fully assure the quality of Dentistry courses. Brazilian dentistry, which has increased its scientific and technological development since the 19th century, with outstanding intellectual production, is at risk of a collapse due to a plethora of dentists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68d56887d8904434b3648b64bbbe20532022-12-21T19:47:33ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa OdontológicaBrazilian Oral Research1807-31072020-11-013510.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0009The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020Maria Celeste Moritahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1932-8386Mário Uriarte Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-301XVania Regina Camargo Fontanellahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-8447Ana Estela Haddadhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0693-9014Abstract: This study analyzed the consequences of the disordered expansion of Dentistry courses on the distribution of professionals, the job market, and limitations of the National System of Higher Education Assessment (SINAES) developed as a guarantee of education quality. This observational, descriptive, and analytical study used secondary data from several official databases. The number of courses was obtained from the e-MEC registry. From the Higher Education Census, the study collected historical series of courses offered, number of candidates per open seat, number of individuals who initiated and completed the course, and information about professors in the public and private schools. The reports related to Dentistry courses from the National Health Council were also analyzed. The performance of undergraduate students was assessed from synthesis reports of Enade from 2004 to 2016. The number of dentists and their regional distribution was based on the Federal Dental Council, and Brazilian population and gross domestic product were collected from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Dentistry courses in Brazil grew exponentially from 1856 to 2020; among the 544 authorized courses, 82 currently have not yet started their activities. The fast expansion of courses in Brazil has worsened the regional asymmetries in the supply of dentist, and the SINAES has not been able to fully assure the quality of Dentistry courses. Brazilian dentistry, which has increased its scientific and technological development since the 19th century, with outstanding intellectual production, is at risk of a collapse due to a plethora of dentists.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242021000100208&tlng=enEducationDentalDentistryHealth Workforce |
| spellingShingle | Maria Celeste Morita Mário Uriarte Neto Vania Regina Camargo Fontanella Ana Estela Haddad The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 Brazilian Oral Research Education Dental Dentistry Health Workforce |
| title | The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| title_full | The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| title_fullStr | The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| title_short | The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| title_sort | unplanned and unequal expansion of dentistry courses in brazil from 1856 to 2020 |
| topic | Education Dental Dentistry Health Workforce |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242021000100208&tlng=en |
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