Does dental hygienist professional education meet the needs of working life? Educators' views

Jokiaho, Tanja-Lotta; Kaakinen, Pirjo; Virtanen, Jorma I.

doi:10.1111/idh.12309

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“…Reassessment involving the stakeholders and improvement of current training programs would be necessary in Japan as well. In addition, a competency analysis of dental hygiene work would greatly enhance the work capacity of dental hygienists and thus ensure a larger workforce [26]. Unfortunately, there is not enough competency analysis on dental hygiene work in Japan; there is an immediate need to promote such research.…”

Section: Professional Education For Dental Hygienistsmentioning

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Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan

Miura

Tano

Oshima

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The super-aged society of Japan is experiencing an increased demand for dental hygienists, of which there is currently a shortage. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to the working status of dental hygienists in Japan. We conducted a survey by mailing a questionnaire on employment to 1444 dental hygienists and obtained 537 valid responses. We conducted a bivariate analysis using either a chi-square test or t-test as well as a multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the factors related to working status. The overall employment rate was 68.2%, with a significant difference between age groups (p < 0.01). Approximately 80% of respondents considered working hours and human relations at the workplace to be important, and more than 70% of respondents considered wages as important. Finally, the following four variables were found to be significantly associated with employment status: training course attendance, a desire to work full-time, consideration of wages as important, and consideration of working hours as important. These findings suggest that it is necessary to improve working conditions and environments, including wages and working hours, as well as provide a more robust system of continued professional development for dental hygienists to increase the workforce.

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Section: Professional Education For Dental Hygienistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan

Miura

Tano

Oshima

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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“…The item response curves of these items, shown in Figure 1A, were shifted in a backward direction. These conventional oral health procedures reduce the risk of respiratory infections [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. The implementation of oral moisture management, instruction of mouth rinsing and application of drugs, including topical fluoride application, was less than 70%.…”

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Dental Hygienists’ Practice in Perioperative Oral Care Management According to the Japanese Dental Hygienists Survey 2019

Nomura

Ohara

Yamamoto

et al. 2020

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Perioperative oral care management is effective in the prevention of postoperative complications, and dental hygienists play an important role. The aim of this study was to elucidate the practice and substantial role of dental hygienists in perioperative oral care management. The Japan Dental Hygienists Association conducted a survey of the employment status of Japanese dental hygienists in 2019. Questionnaires were distributed to all 16,722 members, and 8932 were returned (collection rate: 53.4%). A total of 3560 dental hygienists were working at dental clinics and 1450 (38.2%) were performing perioperative oral care management. More than 90% of them implemented conventional oral care practice. Less than half of the dental hygienists implemented treatment concerning oral functions. Only 9.9% of dental hygienists recognized shortened hospital stay as an effect of perioperative oral care management. Dental hygienists who implemented both nutritional instruction and training of swallowing function or mouth rinsing instructions recognized the shortened hospital stay effect. Overall implementation of perioperative oral care management led to shortened hospital stay. Implementation of perioperative oral care management required knowledge and skills related to systemic health conditions. A stepwise educational program is necessary for perioperative oral care management to become commonplace for dental hygienists.

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“…Today, many patients go for regular check-ups solely to the DH, meaning that the demands and responsibilities have increased a lot. Jokiaho et al [18] mentioned that the DHs’ skills are neither fully nor effectively utilized and it is important to clarify the DHs and dentists tasks, in accordance with their responsibilities and the legislation. Another difference was that the Swedish DHs took more radiographs compared to the Portuguese DHs.…”

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The dental hygienists in Sweden and Portugal: A comparative study

Johannsen¹,

Malmqvist²,

Graça³

et al. 2019

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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Aims and Objectives: The aim of the present study was to identify the dental hygienists (DHs)’ working areas and compare these findings between Sweden and Portugal. Materials and Methods: A web-based questionnaire was sent by E-mail to all 2943 members of the Swedish DH Association and 381 members of the Portuguese DH Association. The questionnaire contained questions about; number of years of work, which patient groups they worked with, if they had got sufficient knowledge from the education and what different tasks they worked with. Independent sample t -test, relative risk, and logistic regression analysis were used as statistical methods. Results: The response rate for Sweden was 31% ( n = 923) and the corresponding figure for Portugal was 53.5% ( n = 204). The most common tasks for the DHs, in both countries, were to diagnose and treat patients with periodontitis and to diagnose and perform caries prevention. In Portugal, 86.5% worked with orthodontic patients compared to 32.3% in Sweden ( P = 0.001). The logistic regression analysis showed that there was a 25% ( P = 0.02) higher probability that Swedish DHs took more X-rays and 38% ( P = 0.042) probability that they had more communications skills compared to the Portuguese DHs. Conclusion: The DH profession in Sweden and Portugal was overall quite similar. Despite a few local differences, both the academic education and scope of practice corresponded well between the countries. The few discrepancies could be explained by differences in legislations in each country.

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Does dental hygienist professional education meet the needs of working life? Educators' views

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan

Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan

Dental Hygienists’ Practice in Perioperative Oral Care Management According to the Japanese Dental Hygienists Survey 2019

The dental hygienists in Sweden and Portugal: A comparative study

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