%0 Journal Article %T Historia del Departamento de Patolog¨ªa de la Facultad de Estomatolog¨ªa de La Habana, en el per¨ªodo 1965-1972 History of the Pathology Department of the Dental School of Havana in the 1965-1972 period %A Rafael Delgado Fern¨¢ndez %A Antonio Fern¨¢ndez Mirabal %A Joaqu¨ªn Urbizo V¨¦lez %J Revista Cubana de Estomatolog£¿-a %D 2012 %I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas %X El Departamento de Patolog¨ªa de la Facultad de Estomatolog¨ªa de la Universidad de Ciencias M¨¦dicas de La Habana, desde su creaci¨®n, ha jugado un importante rol en la formaci¨®n de profesionales de la estomatolog¨ªa. Su labor ha estado dirigida hacia la preparaci¨®n cient¨ªfica - t¨¦cnica y asistencial en las ciencias relacionadas con los medios de diagn¨®stico, incluyendo la Patolog¨ªa Bucal cl¨ªnica. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar un recuento hist¨®rico del desarrollo de este departamento, en una primera etapa, desde su creaci¨®n en 1965 hasta 1972 y destacar los logros y hechos m¨¢s importantes. Se consultaron libros y documentos relacionados con la historia del departamento, y se realizaron entrevistas a profesores fundadores y a otros con m¨¢s de 30 a os de desempe o en la instituci¨®n. Dentro de sus principales aportes estuvieron la consolidaci¨®n de un departamento que logr¨® la integraci¨®n de asignaturas que antes de su creaci¨®n se impart¨ªan como c¨¢tedras independientes. Se pudo concluir que el Departamento de Patolog¨ªa, fundado el 10 de diciembre de 1965, consolid¨® una unidad docente-asistencial-investigativa con asignaturas relacionadas con los medios de diagn¨®sticos, tales como la Anatom¨ªa Patol¨®gica, la Radiolog¨ªa, la Microbiolog¨ªa y la Patolog¨ªa Bucal cl¨ªnica; adem¨¢s se cre¨® un Laboratorio de Anatom¨ªa Patol¨®gica y una Cl¨ªnica de Patolog¨ªa Bucal por primera vez en Estomatolog¨ªa. The department of pathology of the Dental School of the Medical Sciences University of Havana has played an important role in the formation of dental professionals since its foundation. Its work has been directed to scientific, technical and assistance training related with diagnostic media, including clinical oral pathology. The objectives of this paper was to make a historical account of the development of the department, in a first stage from its creation in 1965 to 1972 and to highlight the most important facts and achievements in this period. To this end, books and related documents covering the history of the department were consulted as well as founding professors and other professionals who have worked for over 30 years in the institution were interviewed. Among the main achievements was the consolidation of a Department which integrated several subjects that previously were taught separately. In was concluded that the Department of Pathology, founded the 10th of December 1965, built a sound educational, assistance and research unit with subjects related with diagnostic media such as Pathological Anatomy, Radiology, Microbiology and Clinical Oral Pathology; addition %K Historia %K Estomatolog¨ªa %K Departamento de Patolog¨ªa %K History %K Dentistry %K Department of Pathology %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-75072012000400011