Abstract

Introduction: Undergraduate public health training has reported difficulties motivating students and transferring what has been learned to professional performance. In response to this, workshops with case-based learning methodology were incorporated in the Public Health course of the School of Dentistry of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation results of the workshops in four cohorts of students (2018–2021). Methods: The Kirkpatrick model was used on levels 1 and 2 utilizing a satisfaction survey, summative evaluations of the workshops, a questionnaire of perception of achievement of learning outcomes, and a retrospective pre-post questionnaire related to the objective of the course to which the workshops were contributed. Results: 276 students participated between 2018 and 2021. The average survey response rate was 61.5%. The workshops were positively rated; students have the perception of achieving the objective after the workshop by 83%. The average grade point of the five workshops was 6.4 on a rating scale from 1 to 7. Conclusions: The incorporation of workshops with this methodology allowed students the application of theoretical contents, stimulating their motivation, the perception of achieved objectives, and the recognition of the importance of the public health course for its application in clinical care.