Promotion of education and research in dental basic science. A call for action

Abstract

The knowledge of basic sciences is essential to understand the pathophysiology of the oral cavity and its related diseases. Subjects such as oral anatomy, histology, embryology, biochemistry, among others, provide the fundamentals for an outstanding academic and clinical performance.1Even though teachers and students recognize the importance of basic science courses, as demonstrated by a recent study by Fukuhara et al.,1 in a Peruvian cohort, the process of learning and the methodology of teaching are still considered a challenge for both groups