Qualidade e relevância social da formação profissional em saúde: para o controle social, duas faces da mesma questão / Quality and social relevance of professional training in health: for social control, two sides of the same issue

Este livro nasceu da experiência do Conselho Nacional de Saúde (CNS), principalmente por meio da Comissão Intersetorial de Recursos Humanos e Relações de Trabalho (CIRHRT) e da sua Câmara Técnica na avaliação da relevância social e sanitária dos cursos da área da saúde como tradução da qualidade tecnopolítica e da sua compatibilidade com as políticas do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Sem estender muito a discussão sobre as diferentes abordagens da educação em relação à qualidade do ensino, para o CNS ­ e com inspiração nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) dos cursos da saúde, da Política Nacional de Educação e Desenvolvimento do Trabalho na Saúde (a denominada Política Nacional de Educação Permanente em Saúde ­ PNEPS), a articulação educação e trabalho é um marcador de excelência da qualidade, considerando a crítica epistemológica sobre a especialização do conhecimento e a fragmentação técnica e profissional no mundo contemporâneo e, sobretudo, reconhecendo a produção da saúde ­ e, da mesma forma, o trabalho no interior de sistemas, serviços e redes territoriais ­ como campo de ação complexo.

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, 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.

The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020.

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.