Desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências no estágio no Sistema de Saúde Pública da Catalunha, Espanha

The objective was to describe and discuss the academic experience in the Public Health System of Catalonia, (Spain) by the Programa Ciencia sem Fronteiras , relating it to Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) for Dentistry Courses in Brazil; characteristics and productivity of the dental health services and the computerized system of the Primary Center Care (PCC). It is a descriptive study carried out in a PCC of Catalonia (Spain) in 2012, in the city of Sant Andreu de la Barca. It contains bibliographical analysis of guides, manuals, books and articles of national and foreign journals published on the subject, and secondary data of the PCC, obtained in spreadsheets and website of the System Generalitat de Catalunya. The results showed that 3.316 patients received dental care, of which the dental surgeon performed 3.141 and the oral health technique 175; 4.515 consultations, 1.421 exodontias and 586 dental examinations were carried out in schoolchildren. The computerized system used represented an important technological tool, since all the patient's health information was interconnected among PCC professionals, which made the work process more practical and organized. It was concluded that the academic experience in the public health service of another country, starting from Primary Health Care, can contribute to the academic formation of the Brazilian student, since it is directly related to the skills and competences established in the DCN as: care health in an integrated and continuous way; critical analysis of problems; decision making; leadership; administration and management; communication and continuing education.