Camara V L
Int Dent J. 1988 Dec;38(4):242-6.
In Latin America great emphasis has been placed upon relating dental education directly to community needs. Curricula are no longer defined solely by professionals, for society too is playing a greater part in curriculum design. Educational objectives are being met through the solution of community problems. Emphasis upon the tooth as the focus of dental education has been abandoned. The old approach of finding the right patient to satisfy the student's training in technique is being replaced by a philosophy of total dental care. In this way there is better integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes in dental education. An emphasis on primary care is now very much to the fore in Latin America. New categories of personnel have been brought into the teaching programmes and their contributions monitored. The physical facilities for dental care have been greatly modified in recent years. The importance of staff development programmes to the acceptance and implementation of new curriculum ideas is stressed.
在拉丁美洲，人们非常重视使牙科教育与社区需求直接相关。课程不再仅仅由专业人员来界定，因为社会在课程设计中也发挥着更大的作用。通过解决社区问题来实现教育目标。对以牙齿为牙科教育核心的强调已被摒弃。寻找合适患者以满足学生技术培训的旧方法正被全面牙科护理理念所取代。这样一来，牙科教育中的知识、技能和态度能得到更好的整合。目前，对初级护理的重视在拉丁美洲非常突出。新的人员类别已被纳入教学计划，并对他们的贡献进行监测。近年来，牙科护理的物质设施已得到极大改善。强调了员工发展计划对接受和实施新课程理念的重要性。
