Abstract

Introduction: In 2019, a change was implemented in the curriculum of the dentistry career at the University of Antofagasta in Chile. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the educational environment in first-year students who studied the new curriculum of the dentistry career at the University of Antofagasta, in 2019. Methods: Quantitative, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, implemented at the end of the first year of implementation of the new curriculum of the dentistry career at the University of Antofagasta in 2019. The validated DREEM questionnaire was applied in Spanish, to determine the perception of the educational environment of these students. For statistical analysis, STATA 14.0 & REG; was used. Results: 53 students completed the questionnaire (79.1%). The average score of the complete DREEM questionnaire was 129.56 (SD 18.94), which indicates a more positive than negative educational environment. No statistically significant differences were found by sex, both in the complete questionnaire and in its subscales. Five questions were found with scores that indicate areas perceived as problematic by students, which are related to the role of the teacher (teaching with too much emphasis on details and