Diretrizes para a prática do ensino odontológico brasileiro frente à COVID-19: revisão narrativa e análise documental de dois anos

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the higher education in worldwide. In particularly, dentistry schools that interrupted their practices and, currently, it returned their activities after several adjustments of biosecurity, to ensure a secure return. The aim of this study was contribute for discussion of COVID-19 pandemic impact on Brazilian dental education during the two first years of these pandemic. It performed a narrative review and documental comparative analyze. It was made an initial free search for official documents and technical notes. Subsequently, it were searched for articles in data base Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCOhost and Google Scholar with the descriptors: “COVID-19" AND "DENTISTRY" AND "GUIDELINES" AND “DENTAL EDUCATION” or “COVID-19” AND “ODONTOLOGIA” AND “DIRETRIZES” AND “ENSINO ODONTOLÓGICO”. The data were organized in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for comparison. Adjustments were proposed in the forms of reception, welcome and patient care, in order to avoid contamination in collective environments. Social distancing, teletriage, right behavior towards symptomatic patients and the use of new personal protective equipment, it were also implemented. Some measures such as hand hygiene were reinforced, because it is the main form of prevention against the Sars-CoV-2. There was a need to ensure users an adequate ventilation of the environment, to prevent the spread of aerosols generated during dental care. In view of this scenario that promotes transformations in dental education and considering the possibility of new pandemics; it is essential to include in dental education training and protocols for crises during breakdowns health.