Introduction: Palliative care is an approach that seeks to improve the quality of life of patients facing a serious or incurable illness and their families, through early identification, careful assessment of the conditions presented and the establishment of a treatment plan to improve pain and other signs and symptoms. The aim of this study was to present the importance of the dental surgeon in the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve humanization and integrality in the care of patients in palliative care. Method: A literature review was carried out using the PubMed, SciELO and Google Scholar databases. Articles in Portuguese and English from the last five years, available in full, were selected. Results: Palliative care, should go beyond a focus on the disease, but should aim to provide the individual with comprehensive care, in search of comfort, symptom control and dignity even in the process of ending life. When it comes to people hospitalized with serious conditions, oral care is often provided inadequately, whether due to a lack of training or an accumulation of staff duties, or even the absence of a mandatory dental surgeon in the hospital environment. The hospital or home dentistry team needs to play a direct role in palliative care teams, since the oral cavity is very important for people’s well-being, as it relates to some basic human needs that impact on quality of life. Conclusion: It is therefore clear that humanization in palliative care must include multi-professional care, including the dental team, which provides a more careful, comprehensive and humanized approach to palliative patients.