Oral cancer and precancer in Oral Pathology and Medicine curricula of Mexican dental schools.

Objective: To identify the teaching-learning process characteristics of Oral Pathology and Medicine (OP&M) related to oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and oral cancer (OC), in the dental schools' curricula in Mexico, to analyze the approach given to this topic worldwide, and to provide the possible solution strategies.

Materials And Methods: Questionnaires were sent to OP&M deans and professors from public Mexican Universities to explore the curriculum and academic profile of the dental schools. The recommendations gathered from a workshop with expert professors on the challenges in OPMD/OC teaching were reported.

Depression and food consumption in Mexican college students.

Introduction: depression is frequently accompanied by overeating and a preference for certain foods that may consequently lead to weight gain.

Objectives: a) to determine the prevalence of depression and the consumption of unhealthy food in first-year college students; and b) to analyze the association between depression score and food consumption frequency.

Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,104 freshman students, 40.

[Medical care for chronic disease: reflexions on methodologic procedures of a qualitative study].

Chronic diseases have been the focus of qualitative researchers. However, few studies have explained in depth the methodological options choOsed in the studies and their reasons. This paper presents some reflections on the methodological strategies and procedures used in a multisite, qualitative study whose focus are the individual's perspectives on chronic conditions and medical care.