Abstract
Background
The Brazilian Unified Health System has undergone several changes, and accordingly, when confronted with the challenge of training health professionals, the Brazilian Ministry of Health instituted the National Policy for Permanent Education in Health (PNEPS, Portuguese acronym for Política Nacional de Educação Permanente em Saúde), hence, the Permanent Education in Health (EPS) became a transformational strategy.
Objective
To analyze the perception of dental surgeons (DS) regarding the PNEPS.
Method
This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional and qualitative study, carried out in the city of Fortaleza-Ce. The target population were the DSs of the Family Health Strategy (n=173). The data were collected by means of a questionnaire. The characterization of the research subjects was performed through absolute and relative frequency. To assess the discursive questions, Bardin’s content analysis was used. Results: The average age was 38.8 years (±8.6), and the average years of schooling was 16.0 years (±7.4). Most respondents were female (74.6%) and married (72.8%). The categories found were: demand for EPS activities, meaningful learning, teamwork, and Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICTs).
Conclusion
The EPS should be substantial, discussing the difficulties related to teamwork. Therefore, the use of the DICTs is recommended for the development of activities.
Keywords:
education; family health strategy; oral health