Departamento x Coordenação de Curso

LGBTQ+ related curricular activities in Brazilian Dental Schools: Do institutional and/or deans’ profiles matter?

“…[10][11][12]24 Furthermore, it is essential for students undergoing training, deans and teachers of dental schools to understand that the existential trajectory of the LGBTQ+ population directly impacts their biopsychosocial and cultural factors (anxiety, depression, stress of minorities, smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, use of antidepressants, eating disorders, self-care and self-image, xerostomia, quality of oral hygiene, access to dental services, and violence) that are linked to their increased risk for oral diseases (dental caries, periodontal diseases, tooth loss and tooth wear, oral cancer, temporomandibular disorders, oral manifestations for sexually transmitted infections and orofacial traumas). [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Lastly, in continuation of considering the profile of dental deans, another important finding of the present study was the influence of the deans' gender on LGBQIA+ content. Among the 50 dental schools that reported the development of activities directed toward the aforementioned population group, 31 (62.0%) of them were coordinated by women.…”

“…Furthermore, it is essential for students undergoing training, deans and teachers of dental schools to understand that the existential trajectory of the LGBTQ+ population directly impacts their biopsychosocial and cultural factors (anxiety, depression, stress of minorities, smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, use of antidepressants, eating disorders, self‐care and self‐image, xerostomia, quality of oral hygiene, access to dental services, and violence) that are linked to their increased risk for oral diseases (dental caries, periodontal diseases, tooth loss and tooth wear, oral cancer, temporomandibular disorders, oral manifestations for sexually transmitted infections and orofacial traumas) 11–19 , 25–32 …”

“…The questionnaire to assess the profile of dental school deans consisted of nine questions, including socioeconomic aspects, knowledge, affinity, and involvement with the LGBTQ+ population, as follows: 1. Age (Less than 30 years; [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] Subsequently, an attempt was made to investigate the perception of those participants regarding the LGBTQ+ population by means of two questions: 1. Degree of knowledge of who LGBTQ+ people are (Yes/completely: I know all the identities that make up the LGBTQ+ population; Yes/partially: I partially know the identities that make up the LGBTQ+ population; No/I don't know who LGBTQ+ individuals are); 2.…”