Relato de experiência da Liga Acadêmica de Odontologia em Saúde Coletiva (LIOSC) da UFU: impactos na formação acadêmica e profissional

Abstract

Academic leagues are scientific organizations composed of university students, aimed at complementing academic training through extracurricular activities. The Academic League of Dentistry in Public Health (LIOSC) seeks to promote both theoretical and practical development in Public Health for students of the School of Dentistry at the Federal University of Uberlândia (FOUFU), as well as to create educational materials to provide health information to all social actors involved in extension activities. LIOSC also conducts activities at the Casa Santa Gemma institution, including health promotion, supervised tooth brushing, and risk assessment. Currently, LIOSC is composed of 13 students and 2 faculty members from FOUFU, who meet weekly to organize teaching and extension activities. Monthly, collective panels are held with invited speakers addressing relevant topics in Public Health. To disseminate health information to individuals circulating in Blocks 4LA and 4LB, posters containing a QR Code linking to an online informational booklet were placed on the entrance hall noticeboards of each block. This QR Code is also made available on Instagram for all followers of the League’s social media account. In this way, academic leagues further foster research, teaching, and extension among participating students, enhancing curricular academic development and consequently better preparing them for the labor market. Since its foundation, LIOSC has achieved significant results, producing informative health materials, promoting disease prevention and health promotion within the community, and carrying out extracurricular activities primarily aimed at FOUFU students.