Galarza SLE, Ponce FCF, Guillén VX

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The students and professors of the Dental Surgery major developed a process of attention to the victims of the April 16 earthquake in Manabí Ecuador.
Objectives: To identify the needs of dental care, to assess the degree of consolidation of professional skills and to promote values within the framework of the training activity of students.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with the students and patients involved. The students made a diagnosis of the dental needs and provided the required attention. A survey was conducted, as designed to assess the degree of consolidation of students' professional competences.
Results: The pediatric population represented 43 % and the adult population, 57 %. The COP-D in the adult population was 8.6, the CEO-D was 1.56, the simplified oral hygiene index was 1.42. 60 % of the treatments in the adult population were restorations, in pediatric age there were 344 treatments. 67 % of the participants considered it very useful to consolidate their skills, especially in diagnosis and periodontal activities.
Conclusions: The students provided dental care to the population sheltered after the earthquake and identified their health needs, which allowed to strengthen areas of competence, values of solidarity, responsibility and humanism.