Beltrán R, Gillespie G M
Int Dent J. 1977 Mar;27(1):10-7.
The unsatisfactory dental health situation in the majority of the Latin American population, presently not covered by existing dental services, led to a serious questioning of the educational process directed to prepare human resources in dentistry. At the present time, many dental schools in Latin America are trying to find and implement new teaching methods, different curriculum patterns, and even seeking to define new professional and non-professional profiles, in order to meet the tremendous challenge that requires the formation of a different type of dental health personnel capable of introducing definite changes in the way dentistry is conceived and performed in order to cover the needs of a constantly growing population.
拉丁美洲大多数人口的牙齿健康状况不尽人意，目前现有牙科服务并未覆盖这部分人群，这引发了人们对牙科人力资源培养教育过程的严重质疑。目前，拉丁美洲的许多牙科学校都在努力寻找并采用新的教学方法、不同的课程模式，甚至试图界定新的专业和非专业形象，以应对这一巨大挑战，即需要培养一种不同类型的牙科保健人员，他们能够在牙科的理念和实践方式上带来明确变革，从而满足不断增长的人口的需求。
