Impact of public health and higher education policies on the profile of final-year Brazilian dental students: Challenges and future developments.
Fernando Valentim BitencourtThaís Ostroski OlssonJuliana Maciel de Souza LamersFabio Renato Manzolli LeiteGustavo Giacomelli NascimentoRamona Fernanda Ceriotti ToassiPublished in: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (2022)
Over the study period, concomitantly to advances in public health and higher education policies in Brazil, more diverse access to public dental education was observed, allowing students from low socioeconomic positions to take the education. Changes have also impacted the students' perspectives regarding the need for postgraduate training and a career in public health dentistry. However, these trends need to be consolidated, and public policies continued and strengthened.