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ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2025

Exploring Trends and Challenges in Global Health Dental Education: Scoping Review.

Beatriz Helena Wolpe, Isabela Rodacoski, Victor Augusto Danelle, Maria Rosa Machado Prado, William Augusto Gomes de Oliveira Bellani

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Article in Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Beatriz Helena WolpeHealth Sciences Teaching Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.
Isabela RodacoskiHealth Sciences Teaching Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.
Victor Augusto DanelleHealth Sciences Teaching Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.
Maria Rosa Machado PradoHealth Sciences Teaching Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.
William Augusto Gomes de Oliveira BellaniHealth Sciences Teaching Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.

Funding

Fundação Araucária/SETI GRANT NO. 11/2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral health is vital to overall well-being but faces significant global challenges, necessitating reform in dental education. Global oral health education empowers professionals to address these issues, promoting global competencies,s and preventive approaches. The objective was to map scientific articles that approach global oral health education, its practical reality, and curricular inclusion in undergraduate dental programs. This study is a scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute's approach, with searches in databases such as PubMed and SciELO using the keywords "global health" and "education, dental," along with the Boolean operator AND. After excluding studies outside of the scope of the research and duplicate articles, 26 articles were selected for analysis. Among the analyzed articles, the need to further discuss the following topics was observed: trends and challenges in global dental education, oral health inequalities and the need for global approaches, and the integrating global health into the dental curriculum. The reviewed studies highlight the importance of adapting curricula to global needs, emphasizing the integration of oral health into global health policies and the promotion of interprofessional competencies. The review underscores the need to internationalize dental education and prepare future dentists to address oral health inequalities, with global partnerships and interprofessional collaboration being essential for the success of these initiatives. The conclusion shows that global oral health education should include preventive and interdisciplinary approaches, preparing professionals for global challenges. This requires integrating global health competencies into curricula and promoting international collaborations in dental education.

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Education, DentalGlobal HealthOral HealthCurriculumHumansDental educationGlobal healthOral health

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PMID39938493
PMCPMC12324785

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