The objective of the research was to improve the level of knowledge of preventive techniques in oral health through the Educational Program called "Healthy mouths, happy faces" in children under 5 in vulnerable situations in Puno (Peru). Study was experimental, longitudinal and prospective with pre and posttest using educational and communicative method. The simplified Greene-Vermillion index and a validated questionnaire called "Oral Health for Parents" were used to evaluate oral hygiene in children. From the analysis of the results, it’s highlighted that the aforementioned program should be considered in prevention and promotion of oral health, since it promotes optimal knowledge in the adult population that was evident in the oral health of children under 5 years of age at the end of the intervention. It’s concluded that an educational program on prevention in oral health improves...

The global health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has forced teaching and learning models to be rethought. The objective of this literature review was to demonstrate the teaching strategies and resources used in university teaching/learning in the biomedical area in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The literature search was in the PubMed, Science-Direct, and Scielo databases; original articles published in 2020 and 2021 were considered, which have addressed virtual simulation as a didactic strategy, its educational design, resources, implementation, and limitations. It is concluded that the different study programs in the biomedical area incorporated the virtual simulation of reality as a strategy and didactic resource in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, obtaining satisfactory experiences.