Scientific production of the teaching staff of Dentistry in Las Tunas, 2012-2017

Background: a university is internationally recognized in proportion as its teaching staff has a higher scientific production. Knowing and increasing the scientific production of the faculty must be vital to successfully fulfill the social goal of the universities.Objective: to characterize the scientific production of the teaching staff of Dentistry in the province of Las Tunas, from 2012 to 2017.Methods: a descriptive, longitudinal, retrospective study was carried out with the faculty and during the period declared in the objective. The universe was made up of 120 teachers. Variables measuring academic formation, postgraduate studies, index of publications, participation in conferences, awards and recognitions were analyzed. The data were processed according to the descriptive statistics.Results: the study showed the existence of only two doctors of science (1,66 %) within the staff. More than half of the faculty holds the academic degree of Master of Science and / or Specialists of First and Second Degrees. The teaching ranks represent 31,66 %. No doctorate or master’s degrees related to the specialty are developed. The publication index is 1,52, with only 0.01 in the Web of Science. The participation of teachers in national and international conferences is low.Conclusions: the scientific production of the teaching staff of Dentistry in the province of Las Tunas, in the period 2012-2017, was characterized.</p