Trezena-Costa S, Martelli D-R, Cardoso P-V, Gilligan G, Flores J-L, Arriagada W-A, Veja C-P, Ortiz P-R, Azañero W-D, Molina R-B, Dorrego M-V, Pedraza R-M, Pires F-R, Andrade B-A, Martelli-Júnior H
Health Science Postgraduate Program State University of Montes Claros Campus Universitário Prof. Darcy Ribeiro Av. Prof. Rui Braga, s/n Vila Mauriceia, Postal Code 39401-089 Montes Claros - MG, Brazil
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2025 Mar 1;30(2):e192-e198. doi: 10.4317/medoral.26773.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (OP) and Oral Medicine (OM) are specialties in dentistry responsible for diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions, and to best of our knowledge no information about teaching of OP and OM in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Latin America have been described. The aim of the present study was to evaluate dimensions related to the teaching of OP and OM in South America and Mexico.
A structured questionnaire was elaborated and sent to 10 countries, with a professional in each country responsible for answering it. The questions were related to theoretical, laboratory, clinical activities, specialization, residency, master's and PhD courses, and to information from the legislation of OP and OM in each country.
70% of the countries studied, the disciplines of OP and OM are compulsory with workload ranged from 60 to 660 hours. Seven countries have mandatory discipline of OP and 40% have laboratory activities with the study of histopathology. In the case of OM, 60% of the countries have theoretical classes and 40% have mandatory clinical practices. In all ten countries there are laws regulating the opening and operation of undergraduate courses in dentistry. Regarding to the teaching of the postgraduate, the most common was specialization, offered by seven countries, master's degree programs in six countries, while residency is offered by only two countries and the specific PhD in OP/OM offered only in Brazil. Only three countries do not offer postgraduate scholarships and two do not have a research funding agency.
OP and OM are specialties offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate in Latin American countries, with small differences between teaching methodologies in undergraduate and type of training in postgraduate.
口腔颌面病理学（OP）和口腔医学（OM）是牙科学中的专业领域，负责诊断和管理影响口腔颌面部区域的疾病，据我们所知，尚未有关于拉丁美洲本科和研究生课程中OP和OM教学的相关信息被描述。本研究的目的是评估南美洲和墨西哥与OP和OM教学相关的维度。
精心设计了一份结构化问卷，并发送给10个国家，每个国家由一名专业人员负责回答。问题涉及理论、实验室、临床活动、专业化、住院医师培训、硕士和博士课程，以及每个国家OP和OM的立法信息。
在70%的被研究国家中，OP和OM学科是必修课，工作量从60到660小时不等。7个国家有OP的必修学科，40%的国家有组织病理学研究的实验室活动。在OM方面，60%的国家有理论课程，40%的国家有必修临床实践。在所有10个国家都有规范牙科学本科课程开设和运营的法律。关于研究生教学，最常见的是专业化，7个国家提供，6个国家有硕士学位课程，而只有2个国家提供住院医师培训，OP/OM的特定博士学位仅在巴西提供。只有3个国家不提供研究生奖学金，2个国家没有研究资助机构。
拉丁美洲国家在本科和研究生阶段都开设了OP和OM专业，本科教学方法和研究生培训类型之间存在细微差异。
