Programa de atendimento odontológico a pacientes transplantados da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: uma história bem sucedida

Abstract

This study aims to describe a University extension program that focus on the dental treatment of patients before and after bone marrow, liver and kidney transplantation - Faculty of Dentistry of UFMG, since it was a University extension project. The project started its activities in 2002 and 470 students have already been involved on that, treating comprehensively 881 patients. In 2016, fifty-two undergraduate dental students, five graduate students and twelve professors worked in this program. In the program, the students can welcome the patients, humanizing their care and integrating healthcare actions. Thus, in addition to control possible sources of infection also restore the patients´ masticatory function. The student also collaborates in the production of knowledge through the development of research and analysis of the data generated from the patients´ dental charts. The program is an academic strategy for the development of useful and applicable theoretical knowledge about dental care of patients before and after transplantation