Dentistry Course at Bahiana holds symposium on health and care for the LGBTQIAPN+ population

A Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública On May 21, 2026, the symposium “Health Care for the LGBTQIAPN+ Population” was held. The initiative, promoted by the Collective Health III curricular component of the Dentistry course, involved 7th-semester students and was also open to the entire academic community. The program included academic presentations, thematic panels, artistic interventions, and debates with representatives of social movements, health professionals, and specialists connected to the LGBTQIAPN+ agenda.

Among the highlights, the program included the panel “Organized social movement of trans people: political influence, rights and production of existences”, moderated by Professor Carle Porcino, from Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaThe symposium also featured Yaminah from ATTRASBAHIA, Millena Passos from SEPROMI/ATTRASBAHIA/GGB, Kael Pita from the Brazilian Institute of Transmasculinities (IBRAT), and Camille Nascimento, coordinator of the Bahia LGBTQIAPN+ Forum. The symposium also included a panel discussion on "Public Policies, Health, and Management: Interfaces between Social Movements and the State," moderated by Professor Ricardo Araújo da Silva, with the participation of Márcia Sampaio from the AMBPTRANS Clinic. Bahiana, and Fabiana Brandão, from the Bahia State Health Department (Sesab). Another highlight was the artistic intervention “Poetic Reading”, led by the writer Ísis Florescer, author of the book “Second Skin”.

According to Professor Marlene Barreto, who co-coordinated the event with Professor Ricardo Araújo da Silva, the symposium's purpose was to broaden the debate on healthcare considering the specific needs of the LGBTQIAPN+ population. “In our symposia, we discuss important topics that need to be present in academia, regarding healthcare. The care of people and their specific needs. Therefore, we have a program that includes representation through people linked to social movements, people who discuss public policies, health, and management,” she stated. The coordinator of the Dentistry course at [Institution Name] BahianaMaria Cecília Azoubel also highlighted the importance of the initiative for training.

"I thank Professors Marlene and Ricardo for having this sensitive and broad perspective on health and for conducting this event with such mastery, which greatly enriches our institution and contributes significantly to the training of our students. These are essential themes for any health course, as it is a population that needs to be seen and cared for as it deserves," she declared.