Diseño y validación de una propuesta para promover la práctica formal de la odontología en los odontólogos independientes del Área Metropolitana del Departamento de Santander, Colombia

Abstract

In the practice of dentists in the country and especially in the Department of Santander, an important phenomenon occurs, such as the existence of professionals who work on their own account or for third parties, without a formal employment relationship and without the full of the requirements that in terms of safety and health at work and given this, they are subjected to dangers with a high probability that chemical, biological, psychosocial and physical risks materialize. Given the above, this project designed a proposal that facilitates the formal practice of dentistry in independent dentists in the metropolitan area of the department of Santander, through the analysis of the applicable legal requirements and the particularity of the conditions of service provision. To achieve this, an analysis of the legal requirements applicable to the provision of dental services was carried out, comparing the criteria of the "PAIS" policy and the "MAITE" model, the characterization of the provision of dental services provided by dentists; a projection of a proposal for the promotion of the formal practice of dentistry; an analysis of the factors that intervene in the provision of dental services and finally it was supported with a panel of experts for the respective validation. The result was the identification of 4 axes, with their respective activities and indicators: first, human talent strengthened by strengthening their professional profile, entrepreneurial capacity and balance between their workload and the service offer; second, public health for all with a differential approach, governance and equity in the exercise of the dental profession; third, the inter-institutional articulation to ensure integrity with better physical and mental health conditions for dentists; and a last axis identified was risk management and sustainability of the dentistry profession.