Profile, performance, and satisfaction of Dentists in Multiprofessional Health Residences in Southern Brazil

Abstract

Multi-professional Health Residences (MHR) are distributed throughout the national territory and have an approach with a more human, comprehensive vision and whose focus is not restricted to therapeutic procedures. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the professional profile of dentists in MHR in southern Brazil, as well as their performance and satisfaction with the residency program. Thus, quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research was carried out using an online questionnaire, whose link was sent to all dentists attending MHR in South Brazil. Subsequently, the data collected were tabulated in the Microsoft Excel® and treated by descriptive statistics analysis. Among the main results of personal and professional profiles, the majority of the residents were female (75%) with a degree in private Higher Education Institutions (70%), without prior professional experience (70%) and with previous academic experience in Public health (85%). For MHR data, the majority reported the interest in acting in the primary health care as a reason for choosing the residence. Concerning the place of performance, the Primary Health Unit represented 85%. Most residents were satisfied with MHR (75%) and reported the lack of teacher training as the main program weakness. Therefore, with this study, it was possible to draw a panorama of the professional profile and the performance of dentists inserted in MHR in Southern Brazil. Furthermore, data can support and improve the practices and organization of MHR with dentists, leading to better performance of residents and teachers in the main weaknesses pointed out.