Projeto sorriso especial : percepções do acadêmico de odontologia inserido na extensão universitária.

Abstract

This experience report aims to describe the experience and role of the special smile project in academic training and in the future professional practice of Dentistry. Higher education in Dentistry should aim to train the academic beyond technical-scientific knowledge, awakening the sensitivity to understand the individual issues of each patient and their family. In this sense, dental care for People with Disabilities has some particularities, due to mental, physical, sensory, emotional, growth or medical limitations. Therefore, the Special Smile Extension Project, from the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), works to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities; with the attribution of training academics capable of caring for patients with disabilities, providing the opportunity to experience dental care for people with disabilities while still in the undergraduate course in Dentistry, contributing to the formation of a more complete and humane professional.