Developing educational practices in oral health in indigenous schools is still a major challenge for
many of the indigenous teachers of basic education, and enabling new perspectives to favor thise
practice goes through the training of these professionals. In this new perspective, we present the
structure of a continuing education course entitled “It is time for Aru: new winds for Oral Health
Education in indigenous schools”, in order to collaborate with the process of continuing
education of indigenous teachers in Oral Health Education. The course, symbolically, is an
invitation to a trip, in which the trainer/participant will be guided by the paddles of the Aru, and
will sail on the waters of the Rio Negro, towards the six stone abodes, which in turn, represent the
six formative meetings, with a final workload of 20 hours. Each stone address has an activity
guide that details all the activities that must be performed by the trainer/participant. The
intention is that this material facilitates indigenous teachers and other professionals interested
in promoting the practice of Oral Health Education in the indigenous school context.
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