Profiles And Contributions To This Article
qualifications: Master’s degree in Health Professions Education
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
Renata Burghausen Valença De Souza 
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Medical Student
qualifications: MD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Physician
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Professor
Dental surgeon, professor, researcher, and healthcare manager with experience at municipal, state, and federal levels in healthcare delivery, SUS (Brazilian Unified Health System) management, and health education. Holds a degree in Dentistry from PUCPR. Certified specialist in Health Care Network Management (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Public Health with an emphasis on Family Health (UNINTER), Occupational Dentistry (ABO/PR), and Education 5.0: Innovation and Active Learning Strategies (UNESC). Master’s degree in Dentistry with a focus on oral health during childhood and adolescence (UFPR) and PhD in Dentistry in the field of Public Health (PUCPR). Experienced in both in-person and distance teaching, in public and private institutions, at undergraduate and graduate levels. Served as a dental surgeon in the Family Health Strategy in both rural and urban areas. Coordinated the regional technical division of oral health and headed the Primary Health Care Section of the 2nd Metropolitan Regional Health Office of Paraná. Recipient of the Profa. Dra. Ivete Zagonel Scientific Excellence Award (2021) and the Inova Saúde Paraná Award (2022, 2023, and 2024). Currently serves as the Scientific Initiation Program Coordinator and a permanent faculty member in the Graduate Program in Health Sciences Education at Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe.
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