Teatro mudo como alternativa de educação em saúde bucal com indígenas no Estado do Pará

Among the skills and competencies that involve training in dentistry, some of them require great creativity. In health education, this ability is intensely required, and scenic activities are opportunities for behavioral changes to occur in the context of their training. This study was an integral part of the extension project where health promotion activities were carried out with indigenous ethnic groups assisted by Casa de Saude Indigena/CASAI in Belem/Para. Among these activities, the authors developed pedagogical workshops with the different groups, clinical examination, topical application of fluoride, atraumatic restorative treatment and, transversally, educational actions with emphasis on scenic activity in its aspect known as Silent theater . The linguistic diversity observed in CASAI is an important challenge to health education strategies. However, by prioritizing different forms of communication such as those in the Silent theater , the limits are largely overcome. The playful with positive scenic modeling is an extremely rich resource in health education, especially in the face of limited oral communication conditions. This resource can translate ideas showing as viable educational technology for health education with these groups.