The extension programs as a path to professional formation of oral health technicians at the Dental School from UFF

Abstract

Extension programs consist in university extension actions that aim to promote the integration between university, which is the place where academic and scientific knowledge is provided as well as society which contributes with its own knowledge. In this sense, the Dental School from Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Niterói, has access to the services offered by the Technical Course in Oral Health; however, there is no extension program dedicated to undergraduate new professionals in this area. Thus, this paper aims to show the importance of creating an extension program directed to the professional improvement of Oral Health technicians in order to strengthen the relationship between Dental School and society. In order to achieve this objective, a literature narrative review was made with an incursion in Google Scholar and the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. In addition to that, a survey was made on studies that highlighted professional qualification through extension programs in order to conquer social integration.

Keywords: Professional qualification. Dental. Extension programs.