The first step for your own Eunacom: dentists graduating from the state network passed the first national dental examination

Around 8:30 am, approximately 380 dental students graduated from 7 state universities. Like the thousands of students who are now running the PSU, took a pencil and pencil and sat down to give the most important test of their life.

This is the first pilot project of the National Examination of Dentistry (NWE) which, like the doctors' eunacom, aims to be the national test attesting to the capabilities of oral health professionals. Graduates from the Universities of Talca, Valparaiso, La Serena, Chile, Arturo Prat, La Frontera and Antofagasta participated in this edition.

This year's pilot project was a volunteer and involved just over half of the graduating states this year, which are close to 600 students. In addition, he is responsible for the network of public universities, with constant support from the College of Dental Surgeons of Chile.

"We are happy with all that this implies for Chilean health," said Publimetro the first vice-president of the College of Public Health. Dental surgeons, Jaime Acuña. The review, says the authority of the group of professionals, implies a "direct benefit to the people, in order to level the quality of professional graduates in Chile".

According to Acuña, the pilot becomes an "alarm signal". "Because of the relegation that has been the importance of specialization and knowledge in dentistry, compared to other medical specialties." At this point, there is no authority for us to say that they meet the minimum requirements, "he says.

In fact, of the 34 dental teaching careers in Chile, only 15 are accredited, though this could change drastically by 2020 , year when accreditation will be mandatory.

Next step

"The intention is to give a political signal to the government to support the quality of training of graduated dental surgeons in our country, "said Irene Morales, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Chile.In this perspective, the academic states that the mission of the network of states, from next year, is that ENO becomes e compulsory for all dental graduates in Chile.

"Like Eunacom in medicine, we demand ourselves and we will work hard to make this exam mandatory, so that it can certify the skills that a professional must possess to work in the country", he added. It is estimated that every year in the country, up to 1,500 dental students graduate.

Morales points out that "everyone can grant the title of dental surgeon and that no one controls that the public receives quality care.of course, not only with accreditation, but also with the certification of skills ". he said. At the same time, the badociation of dentists and the representative of the network of states declare that they will address their petition to the Senate and to the Executive, so that NWE will soon be included in the Eunacom del Minsal law.