A (sobre) vivência LGBTQIAPN+ durante a formação profissional do cirurgião dentista

Abstract

Introduction: Although homophobia and transphobia are crimes, Brazil continues to be the country that kills the most LGBTQIAPN+ people in the world. The lack of information among university professors, students and health professionals about this population contributes to a discriminatory culture during the training of dentists. Objective: To synthesize the evidence on the challenges faced by the LGBTQIAPN+ community during training in Dentistry. Methodology: An integrative review was developed based on the guiding question: “What are the main challenges faced by the LGBTQIAPN+ community during their training in Dentistry?”. Two reviewers consulted the LILACS, PubMed and Google Scholar databases, from which qualitative and quantitative studies were extracted that had investigated prejudice, homophobia, or sexism in LGBTQIAPN+ students during their undergraduate Dentistry course. Results: Of the 124 studies found, 15 were included in the integrative review. It was observed that the theme related to the LGBTQIAPN+ community is not explored in the course curriculum. Consequently, these students report stigmatization, lack of acceptance and exclusion, negatively affecting their academic experience. Final considerations: The studies evaluated highlight a gap in the Dentistry curriculum on LGBTQIAPN+ issues that compromises the preparation of professionals and perpetuates discrimination.