The basic-clinical integration in the proper Course Interpretation of the inflammatory process and pain of the pulp

Abstract

Background: integration is a trend and imperative in university science teaching, which has led to changes in curricular designs.
Objective: to implement pedagogical actions to increase the basic-clinical integration of the contents of the course Interpretation of the inflammatory Process and Pain of the Pulp in third-year students of the Dentistry degree.
Methods: a development investigation with a qualitative approach was carried out at the Faculty of dentistry of Camagüey University of Medical Sciences, from March 2017 to March 2018. The theoretical methods used were: induction-deduction and analysis-synthesis for the theoretical foundation; and empirical ones: documentary review, interviews with students and assessment by specialists through critical opinion and collective construction workshops. It was carried out in three stages: documentary review, definition of pedagogical actions, and implementation and evaluation.
Results: the implemented actions included the preparation of teachers to face a process focused on basic-clinical integration, permanent exchange with other professionals from clinical specialties, methodological work based on basic-clinical integration based on the establishment of the links between contents and with the use of problem-based teaching, the design of integrative evaluations and the research work of students aimed at showing the relevance of basic knowledge for clinical practice.
Conclusions: the pedagogical actions designed were valued by the specialists as adequate to increase the basic-clinical link, because they constitute a didactic tool in the necessary process of integration in Cuban medical education.