Implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health module for the bachelor of midwifery program at an Australian university

George, Ajesh; Kong, Ariana C; Villarosa, Amy R.; Duff, Margaret; Sheehan, Athena; Burns, Elaine; Priddis, Holly; Chua, Clarity; Dahlen, Hannah

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104457

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“…Regardless of the different reasons referred to in the literature that may contribute to the low demand for dental care during pregnancy, such as the lack of knowledge of the impact that the mother’s oral health can have on the child [ 11 , 12 , 13 ] or the false belief that dental treatments are not safe during pregnancy [ 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], amongst others, all the responsibility for oral health of the pregnant women does not rest with the dentist [ 16 ]. To target this problem and given its efficiency [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], oral health during gestation and the postpartum period should be promoted by a multidisciplinary team, with midwives playing an important role, given their close contact with pregnant women during the prenatal visits until after they have given birth [ 3 , 21 ]. However, it is not known if these healthcare professionals have the necessary knowledge to monitor the oral healthcare of pregnant women.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Spanish Midwives and Midwifery Students toward Oral Healthcare during Pregnancy

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Suárez-Cotelo

Núñez-Iglesias

et al. 2021

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Pregnancy can affect the mother’s oral health, increasing their susceptibility to oral diseases that have been associated with harmful effects on the newborn. Despite the severity of oral diseases during pregnancy, the demand for dental care during the gestational period is low, which may improve with the participation of midwives in promoting oral health activities. The objectives of this study were: (i) to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Spanish midwives and midwifery students regarding oral health in pregnant women; and (ii) to identify the barriers faced by these healthcare professionals in addressing oral health promotion during pregnancy. An observational cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. A total of 128 midwives and/or midwifery students ≥18 years old and of both sexes were invited to self-complete a questionnaire between January and April 2020. A total of 85 people participated in the study. Participants had a regular level of knowledge about oral health during pregnancy (overall knowledge score: 6.53), and although they were interested in activities that promote oral healthcare, their oral healthcare practices during pregnancy were limited. As midwives play an important role in promoting health, their training in oral healthcare could help to improve pregnant women’s oral health.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Spanish Midwives and Midwifery Students toward Oral Healthcare during Pregnancy

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“…Further, studies have shown that with proper oral health training and resources non-dental health professionals are very receptive to playing an active role in this area 76 77. It is equally important that oral health training is incorporated into undergraduate curricula to ensure new graduates across the broader workforce are ready to incorporate oral health into their practice 78. These strategies can improve oral health awareness in the community which can have a stronger influence on whether people access dental care compared with having affordable dental referral pathways.…”

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Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care: a systematic review

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ObjectivesIntegration of oral health into primary care has been proposed as a primary healthcare approach for efficient and sustainable delivery of oral health services, and the effective management of oral diseases. This paper aimed to synthesise evidence on the effectiveness of strategies to integrate oral health into primary care.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesMEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest, Cochrane and Google Scholar were searched without date limits until the third week of June 2022. Reference lists of eligible studies were also searched. Experts in the field and existing professional networks were consulted.Eligibility criteriaOnly studies that evaluated integration strategies were included in the review. Eligibility was restricted to English language studies published in academic peer-reviewed journals.Data extraction and synthesisTwo reviewers independently extracted data and performed the risk of bias assessments. A narrative synthesis approach was used to report review findings. Heterogeneity among included studies precluded a meta-analysis.ResultsThe search identified 8731 unique articles, of which 49 were included in the review. Majority of the studies explored provision of oral healthcare by primary care professionals in primary care settings, where integration was primarily via training/education and/or policy changes. Most studies reported results favouring the integration strategy, such as improvements in referral pathways, documentation processes, operating efficiencies, number of available health staff, number of visits to non-dental primary care professionals for oral health issues, proportion of children receiving fluoride varnish applications/other preventive treatment, proportion of visits to an oral health professional and dental caries estimates.ConclusionThe findings from this review demonstrate that the majority of identified strategies were associated with improved outcomes and can be used to inform decision-making on strategy selection. However, more research and evaluation are required to identify best practice models of service integration.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020203111.

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“…The most popular method among the midwives we surveyed was in-person interaction followed by video clips. The use of the email and social media has also been shown to be effective in communicating oral health information to the general population particularly in the form of training courses 25 . This should be taken into consideration when thinking about prevention campaigns.…”

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Interprofessional survey on knowledge and attitudes of midwives regarding oral health, in France

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Sabourin,

Fuchs

et al. 2023

Eur J Midwifery

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INTRODUCTION Oral health is essential for psychosocial well-being and general health. For expectant mothers, pregnancy increases the risk of oral diseases and has a subsequent impact on the oral health of a child once born. Midwives are in charge of pregnancy monitoring, childbirth and newborns' first days of life. They could have an important role in prevention. However, limited studies evaluating the knowledge, attitudes and practices on oral health among midwives have been conducted in Europe. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Two local midwifery associations sent out the questionnaire by email and social media networks to all registered midwives and practicing in the department of Herault (n=613), between April and May 2022. Statistical analyses on quantitative data and descriptive analyses of qualitative free-text responses were performed. RESULTS In total, 167 midwives were included. We found a lack of knowledge on many oral health topics and this was stated as the main reason that only 29% of midwives provided oral health information to their patients. Only 30% of the midwives had a training module on oral health during their initial training, and less than half of them considered the training adequate. To improve their lack of knowledge, participants expressed a preference for digital communication methods for themselves; however, they favored in-person interaction for public interventions. CONCLUSIONS This study showed a lack of training and knowledge about oral health among midwives and a lack of oral health discussion with expectant mothers who are a high-risk population for oral diseases.

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Implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health module for the bachelor of midwifery program at an Australian university

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Spanish Midwives and Midwifery Students toward Oral Healthcare during Pregnancy

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Spanish Midwives and Midwifery Students toward Oral Healthcare during Pregnancy

Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care: a systematic review

Interprofessional survey on knowledge and attitudes of midwives regarding oral health, in France

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