Pedagogical upgrading of newly graduated teachers in Dentistry: a need in Villa Clara

Authors

  • José Osvaldo Enríquez Clavero University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Gonzalo González Hernández Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas. Villa Clara.
  • Ana Gloria Cabrera García University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Jorge Otero Martínez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Olga Lidia Véliz Concepción University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Keywords:

teaching, faculty, dental, education, medical.

Abstract

Background: the scientific training of the new Dentistry teachers has to be accompanied by a pedagogical preparation, particularly in the general and particular didactic of the medical sciences.
Objective
: to characterize the pedagogical training and upgrading of   new teachers of the Dentistry degree in Villa Clara.
Methods
: the descriptive research was developed in the Dentistry Faculty, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences from March 2016 to July 2017. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive; and empirical ones: observation, interview, survey in the form of a questionnaire and the triangulation of the results.
Results
: it was found that the majority of sampled teachers are dentists who teach part-time, they received the module of pedagogy during the specialty, but less than half of them have received the Basic Course of Pedagogy and the diploma of Higher Medical Education, In addition, other overcoming activities have been missed, such as courses, lectures and workshops aimed at teaching professionalization, that´s why they report deficiencies in their teaching actions.
Conclusions
: the characterization of new teachers has shown that they have learning needs, mainly in the area of didactics -general and particular- which is the basis for the need to develop and carry out a professional upgrading program to this respect.

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Author Biographies

José Osvaldo Enríquez Clavero, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Education Specialty Biology. Master´s Degree in Biology Didactics. Assistant Professor.

Gonzalo González Hernández, Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas. Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Education. Specialty Geography. Ph. D. in Pedagogical Sciences. Senior researcher. Full Professor of the Educational Studies Center.

Ana Gloria Cabrera García, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in Dentistry. Second Degree Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery. Assistant Professor.

Jorge Otero Martínez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in Dentistry. Second Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Dentistry. Master´s Degree in Public Health. Assistant Professor.

Olga Lidia Véliz Concepción, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in Dentistry. Second Degree Specialist in Orthodontics. Ph. D. in  Dentistry Sciences. Full Professor.

Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

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Enríquez Clavero JO, González Hernández G, Cabrera García AG, Otero Martínez J, Véliz Concepción OL. Pedagogical upgrading of newly graduated teachers in Dentistry: a need in Villa Clara. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];11(2):84-97. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/1160

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ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL