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The mentioned program contents enable the fulfillment of the proposed objectives as they allow the learning of specific and multidisciplinary materials and surgical techniques as well as more recent dental materials used in dentistry, also permit the acquisition of knowledge and necessary skills to perform informed basic Sciences of Odontopediatrics I.

The program of curricular unit Sciences of Odontopediatrics I was prepared in order to provide the student the acquisition of cognitive, psychomotor and affective essential for the good practice of pediatric dental care, able to respond to community requests.

Was concern of teaching staff that the program be as comprehensive as possible without however surrealist, according to the conditions currently offered by our school.

At the end of the semester students should be able to systematize, support and plan the most complex clinical cases and their treatment options.

A modern approach to teaching dentistry, replacing the traditional method centered on the teacher, for a teaching model centered on the student. The passive learning tends to be replaced by active learning in which the student takes on increasing responsibility. Teachers and students should feel mutually involved, working together and developing the capacity for self-learning. Whenever possible, students discuss among themselves issues and later do it with teachers. Replace the simple acquisition of knowledge by a model based on problem solving, stimulating early a clinical and deductive reasoning.

The final grade corresponds to the sum of attendance (10%) plus the classification obtained a work to be presented in the form of a review article, oral communication or poster of a theme distributed to each of the students (90%).