University teaching in dentistry during the pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a change in our customs and habits, and not in the social context, but also at school. By migrating to distance education, learning and teaching processes changed from those that had been carried out for many years. As a professor in the Bachelor of Dental Surgeon, I was faced with many unknown scenarios that, at a certain moment, I did not know how to handle, for example, platforms and, also, mixed feelings and uncertainty, among others. However, this transition has left very significant experiences due to the students’ response, and although sad experiences also occurred, I recognize that, thanks to the support of the university, teacher friends, students and my family, I was able to find an answer in this scenario.

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