Work Education as a escenario for the identification of oral manifestations associated with Chikungunya. Case series
Keywords:
Medical Education; Chikungunya Virus; Oral manifestationsAbstract
Introduction: the training of stomatologists in Cuba focuses on graduating comprehensive professionals, where Work Education constitutes a guiding principle of Medical Education that guarantees the development of professional skills in the identification of oral manifestations associated with diseases such as Chikungunya.
Case presentation: 3 cases were presented treated in the stomatological consultation during Work Education of the third year of the Stomatology degree at the "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" General Teaching Hospital, in the period of November-December 2025, where inflammation in the buccal, lingual and gingival mucosa, pain when chewing and aphthous lesions were identified as the main oral manifestations.
Conclusions: work Education proved to be a key scenario for the formation of professional skills in the student, when facing real health problems and oral manifestations associated with emerging diseases such as Chikungunya.
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