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The changes generated in the Health System of Colombia, such as the special emphasis in collective work, have set an evident necessity for capable professionals to work in different environments to the clinician. Either way, the health concept has broadened its frame, to ones much more integral, where the comprehension of a concept is built from models that integrate the biological, the mental and the social. For this reason, it is very important to create from within the university, spaces that allow the student to interact with the community. What is mentioned above is related to the Social Responsibility, which from a university context, is referred to as the ability of the university to respond to the needs of the society's transformation where it is immersed, through the practice of its original functions: teaching, investigation and extension. Through the extension function, and with a base in the professional profile that the society needs to improve the health of the Colombian population, the School of Dentistry of the Pontificia Javeriana University, after a curricular reflection, has generated spaces for the Social Practice. This allows the student to approach the current situation of the country, and do a reading of the reality and needs of the population, to construct and promote promotional strategies in terms of quality of life and health, for the search of the population's well being. This will allow in the future, work in the community service and the comprehension that the actions in health, must be coupled with public, political, community and collective sectors. ; Los cambios generados en el sistema de salud en Colombia, como el relieve puesto especial en el trabajo colectivo, han evidenciado la necesidad de formar profesionales capaces de trabajar en ámbitos diferentes al clínico. De igual manera, la concepción de salud ha ampliado su marco a situaciones más integrales, donde la comprensión del concepto se construye a partir de modelos que integren lo biológico, lo mental y lo social. Lo anterior se relaciona con la responsabilidad social, la cual, desde el contexto universitario, se refiere a la habilidad de la universidad para responder a las necesidades de trasnformación de la sociedad donde está inmersa, mediante el ejercicio de sus funciones sustantivas: docencia, investigación y extensión. Mediante la función de extensión, y con base en el perfil profesional que necesita la sociedad para mejorar la salud de la población colombiana, la Facultad de Odontología de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, después de una reflexión curricular, ha generado espacios de práctica social que le permiten al estudiante acercarse a la situación actual del país, hacer una lectura de la realidad y de las necesidades de la población, para construir y fomentar conjuntamente estrategias promocionales de calidad de vida y salud, para la búsqueda del bienestar en la población, lo cual le permitirá desempeñarse en el trabajo comunitario y comprender que las acciones en salud deben estar articuladas con sectores públicos, políticos, comunitarios y colectivos. ABSTRACTThe changes generated in the Health System of Colombia, such as the special emphasis in collective work, have set an evident necessity for capable professionals to work in different environments to the clinician. Either way, the health concept has broadened its frame, to ones much more integral, where the comprehension of a concept is built from models that integrate the biological, the mental and the social. For this reason, it is very important to create from within the university, spaces that allow the student to interact with the community. What is mentioned above is related to the Social Responsibility, which from a university context, is referred to as the ability of the university to respond to the needs of the society's transformation where it is immersed, through the practice of its original functions: teaching, investigation and extension. Through the extension function, and with a base in the professional profile that the society needs to improve the health of the Colombian population, the School of Dentistry of the Pontificia Javeriana University, after a curricular reflection, has generated spaces for the Social Practice. This allows the student to approach the current situation of the country, and do a reading of the reality and needs of the population, to construct and promote promotional strategies in terms of quality of life and health, for the search of the population's well being. This will allow in the future, work in the community service and the comprehension that the actions in health, must be coupled with public, political, community and collective sectors. ; As mudanças geradas no sistema de saúde na Colômbia, como o ênfase dado ao trabalho coletivo, tem demonstrado a necessidade de profissionais capazes de trabalhar em diferentes áreas da clínica. Da mesma forma, o conceito de saúde ampliou sua estrutura, para conceitos mais integrais, onde o entendimento do conceito é construído a partir de modelos que integram questões biológicas, mentais e sociais. Isto está relacionado com a responsabilidade social, que a partir do contexto universitário, refere-se à capacidade desta para responder as necessidades de transformação da sociedade em que está imersa, através do exercício de suas funções substantivas: ensino, pesquisa e extensão. Através da função de extensão, e com base no perfil profissional exigidos pela sociedade para melhorar a saúde da população colombiana, a Faculdade de Odontologia da Pontifícia Universidade Javeriana, depois de uma reflexão sobre o currículo, tem criado espaços para a prática social que permitem aos alunos aproximar-se da situação atual do país, fazer uma leitura da realidade e das necessidades da população, para construir e fomentar estratégias de promoção conjunta da qualidade de vida e saúde, para a busca do bem-estar da população, que o permitirá atuar em trabalhos comunitários e compreender que as ações de saúde devem ser articuladas com os setores público, político, comunitário e coletivo.