Collaboration of Dental Hygiene and Nursing Students on Hospital Units: An Interprofessional Education Experience

Coan, Lorinda; Wijesuriya, Uditha Amarananda; Seibert, Susan A.

doi:10.21815/jde.019.071

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“…Seven of the 11 studies provided suggestions for including an oral health component in nursing curricula. Six of the seven studies [46][47][48][50][51][52] focussed on an interprofessional oral health education model. The remaining study [49] provided information about resources for older people's oral health care for nursing curricula.…”

Section: Need For Further Oral Health Care Education For Nursing Studmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An interprofessional education (IPE) model in which nursing students work with, learn from, and contribute to the oral-systemic knowledge of dental and other allied health students has been found effective in improving understanding of nursing students towards their role in oral health care [46][47][48][50][51][52]. All the studies focussing on IPE were conducted in the US except the study by Grant et al [46], which was conducted in Canada.…”

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interprofessional education and practice experiences also increased nursing students' confidence in conducting oral examinations and providing counselling [50]. IPE provided the platform for students to explore oral-systemic disease connections in a supportive team culture [46,48,51]. IPE helped nursing students to learn oral risk assessments, identify common oral pathologies, engage in oral hygiene activities, use fluoride varnish and work with students from other professions to promote oral health [47].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…IPE helped nursing students to learn oral risk assessments, identify common oral pathologies, engage in oral hygiene activities, use fluoride varnish and work with students from other professions to promote oral health [47]. IPE clinical experiences focussing on oral-systemic health were valuable in enhancing shared professional skills with hands-on care, facilitating effective communication, and working as a team to develop an integrated plan of care to ensure holistic care [50,51]. Nursing students' experiences in interprofessional clinical practice were instrumental in understanding how underserved and rural communities could benefit from accessing multiple providers at one place on the same day [50].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Interprofessional education and practice is one of the best ways to improve both nursing students' awareness of the importance of oral health and their role in improving access to and providing oral health services [48,57]. IPE facilitates collaborative work in varying health care settings including educational institutes [52], dental health clinics [47], mobile clinics in underserved areas [48] and hospitals [51]. While challenges remain in coordinating curricula across disciplines to facilitate students' involvement in IPE initiatives, providing nursing students with opportunities to include oral health assessments in their assessment of overall body function would significantly improve the health outcomes of older people [32,58].…”

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Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Bhagat

Hoang²,

Crocombe³

et al. 2020

BMC Nurs

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Background: The recognised relationship between oral health and general health, the rapidly increasing older population worldwide, and changes in the type of oral health care older people require have raised concerns for policymakers and health professionals. Nurses play a leading role in holistic and interprofessional care that supports health and ageing. It is essential to understand their preparation for providing oral health care. Objective: To synthesise the evidence on nursing students' attitudes towards, and knowledge of, oral healthcare, with a view to determining whether oral health education should be incorporated in nursing education. Methods: Data sources: Three electronic databases-PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL. Study eligibility criteria, participants and interventions: Original studies addressing the research objective, written in English, published between 2008 and 2019, including students and educators in undergraduate nursing programs as participants, and conducted in Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development countries. Study appraisal and synthesis methods: Data extracted from identified studies were thematically analysed, and quality assessment was done using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: From a pool of 567 articles, 11 met the eligibility criteria. Findings documented five important themes: 1.) nursing students' limited oral health knowledge; 2.) their varying attitudes towards providing oral health care; 3.) the need for further oral health education in nursing curricula; 4.) available learning resources to promote oral health; and 5.) the value of an interprofessional education approach to promote oral health care in nursing programs. Limitations: The identified studies recruited small samples, used self-report questionnaires and were conducted primarily in the United States. Conclusions: The adoption of an interprofessional education approach with a focus on providing effective oral health care, particularly for older people, needs to be integrated into regular nursing education, and practice. This may increase the interest and skills of nursing students in providing oral health care. However, more rigorous studies are required to confirm this. Nursing graduates skilled in providing oral health care and interprofessional practice have the potential to improve the oral and general health of older people.

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Section: Need For Further Oral Health Care Education For Nursing Studmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Summary Of Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Bhagat

Hoang²,

Crocombe³

et al. 2020

BMC Nurs

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Effect of interprofessional education on oral assessment performance of nursing students

Haresaku

Miyoshi

Kubota

et al. 2019

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of interprofessional educational programmes on the improvement of nursing students' oral assessment performances by comparing their attitudes, confidence, abilities, and self‐performance before and after the education. Materials and methods The subjects included 112 first‐year nursing students in a Japanese nursing school. They participated in the oral assessment educational programmes, which were supported by dentists and introduced into the 1‐year curriculum. The first programme was a 1.5‐hr lecture with a self‐oral assessment training in May 2018, and the second was a 1‐hr oral assessment training in October 2018. The questionnaire surveys investigating nursing students' attitudes, confidence, and self‐performance regarding oral assessment and the tests measuring their oral assessment abilities were conducted before and after the programmes. The total scores on the tests were 0–9 points. Results A total of 101 (90.2%) nursing students responded to all the questionnaires and tests. Their attitudes and confidence regarding oral assessment were significantly improved after the programmes. The total average scores on the tests were significantly increased from 6.8 points at baseline to 7.9 points after the programmes. The percentage of their performance of self‐oral assessment every day significantly increased from 15.8% at baseline to 32.7% after the programmes. Conclusions These results suggested that the educational programme might be effective in improving not only the students' attitudes and confidence regarding oral assessment but also their oral assessment abilities and self‐oral assessment performance. Therefore, future programmes must focus on training them to improve oral health care referrals.

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Attaining interprofessional competencies by connecting oral health to overall health

Haber

Hartnett

Cipollina

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an annual oral‐systemic health interprofessional education (IPE) clinical simulation and case study experience with nurse practitioner/midwifery (NP/MW), dental (DDS), medical (MD), and pharmacy (PharmD) students. Methods The Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scale (ICCAS) was used to measure students’ self‐reported attainment of interprofessional competencies before and after the IPE experience. Pre‐ and post‐test surveys were completed by NP/MW, DDS, MD, and PharmD student cohorts from 2017 to 2019. Students also had the opportunity to provide qualitative feedback about their experience at post‐test. Data were collected from IPE faculty facilitators to assess their perception of the value of the Teaching Oral‐Systemic Health (TOSH) program. Results Student ICCAS results demonstrated statistically significant improvement in self‐reported interprofessional competencies among all types of students across all 3 years (P < 0.001); qualitative student comments reflected positive experiences with the TOSH program. Survey data from IPE faculty facilitators supported the value of the IPE experience for all students. Conclusions The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the TOSH program in using oral‐systemic health as a clinical exemplar to develop interprofessional competencies. The 2017–2019 data reinforce the credibility of scaling the TOSH model for developing interprofessional competencies with students from different health professions.

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Collaboration of Dental Hygiene and Nursing Students on Hospital Units: An Interprofessional Education Experience

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Effect of interprofessional education on oral assessment performance of nursing students

Attaining interprofessional competencies by connecting oral health to overall health

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