The School of Dentistry at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) has great news: the institution has announced the opening of registrations for its free course in oral health.
According to the university, a total of 3,200 spots will be offered for the update course “Training in Oral Health: Work Process in Primary Care and Municipal Implementation of the National Oral Health Policy” (FormaSB).
This course is in an online teaching format and, therefore, has national reach. It is primarily aimed at municipalities with up to 20,000 inhabitants, especially those located in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil.
More Details
According to UFMG, the Dentistry course has a total workload of 60 hours. Of these, 36 hours are synchronous, including 24 hours directly with a tutor/group and an additional 12 hours in themed meetings with guests.
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Additionally, there will be 24 asynchronous hours. In this case, students will carry out dispersion activities and in the Virtual Learning Environment (AVA) in a course that lasts a total of three months.
During this period, there will be bi-weekly meetings of 4 hours with a tutor/group and 12 hours of themed meetings scheduled throughout the course – these online meetings will be held in the environment of the National Research Network (RNP).
How and Until When to Enroll
Interested individuals should stay alert, as registrations must be made by June 7 on the website www.cursoformasb.com.br, through the coordinator responsible for the municipality.
Click here to access the announcement for more information.
Target Audience of UFMG’s Course
According to the university, the target audience for the course is the Oral Health teams (eSB) of the Family Health Strategy (CD, ASB, and/or TSB), working under a 40-hour weekly regime.
Additionally, the course is also aimed at those responsible for municipal oral health management, equivalent to the position/function of Municipal Oral Health Coordinator.
Each municipality may enroll up to two Oral Health Teams of Modality I and/or II, with a 40-hour weekly regime, as primary participants. Furthermore, one more Oral Health Team of Modality I and/or II, with a 40-hour weekly regime, may be registered as an alternate.
Finally, the approval of the registrations will be carried out by a committee composed of members from the National Course Coordination and the General Coordination of Oral Health of the Ministry of Health.

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