Araújo, Pedro Henrique de2019-12-122021-09-272019-12-122021-09-272019-11-20ARAÚJO, P. H. Caracterização da distribuição de cursos de graduação em Odontologia e de Cirurgiões-dentistas no Brasil. 2019. 32f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Odontologia) - Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2019.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/39256The search aimed to characterize the general panorama of Brazilian Dentistry based on the distribution of courses in Dentistry and dentists in the country, making considerations on the reorientation of education directed by the National Curriculum Guidelines and the proposal insertion in the Unified Health System (SUS). A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Federal Council of Dentistry, the Regional Council of Dentistry of the State of São Paulo, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the e-MEC System, from the Ministry of Education (MEC). Population values are estimated for 2019 and the other data refer to November of the same year. Brazil has 529 active dentistry courses, most of which are offered by private entities (91.1%) and in the Southeast region (35.3%). The North (9.1%) and Midwest (10%) regions have the lowest course density. The Southeast has the largest offer of vacancies in dentistry courses, with 28,021 vacancies distributed in 187 institutions (149.8 vacancies/institution), 38.4% of the total of 72,948 vacancies authorized by MEC. The North has the lowest number of vacancies available, 6,693 (9.1%). There are 328,251 dental surgeons active in Brazil, concentrated mainly in the Southeast, as opposed to the North, which has the lowest number of professionals. Regarding the panorama of the distribution of dental surgeons, the ratio of Inhabitant/Dentist was lower than the value of 1,500 (recommended by the World Health Organization - WHO) in the states and capitals of all regions of Brazil, with a general average of 640 Inhabitant/Dentist. The South-Southeast axis is the most saturated range of professionals in the country. In contrast, the North-Northeast axis has the lowest saturation rate, with acceptable values for the WHO index in the interior cities of 11 states in the North and Northeast. The dentistry market in Brazil is saturated, with more professionals than recommended by WHO. Policies are needed to guide workforce insertion and strategies to ensure the quality of education. There is a need to discuss solutions that can help to improve the current situation of dentistry and the guarantee of its future as a profession, which goes through its articulation with the SUS and the reorientation of education through the National Curriculum Guidelines.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Educação SuperiorOdontólogosNecessidades e Demandas de Serviços de SaúdeCapacitação de Recursos Humanos em SaúdeSaúde BucalDentistsHigher EducationHealth Services Needsx and DemandHealth Human Resource TrainingOral HealthbachelorThesisOdontologia, Saúde Coletiva.