Interest in international programmes – a survey of Japanese dental hygiene students and educators

Takenouchi, Akane; Sakurai, Masaki; Matsukubo,; Matsukubo, T

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“…The demand for dental hygienists has grown in recent decades, and their professional roles are continuously changing based on the national healthcare service system [ 2 ]. In Japan, dental hygienists provide a wide range of services [ 3 , 4 ]. In response to the increased demand, the duration of dental hygiene education has been extended in Japan as well as in European countries [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Willingness to Work and the Working Environment of Japanese Dental Hygienists

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Okada

Miyoshi

et al. 2018

International Journal of Dentistry

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Japanese dental hygienists' employment rate is low. The environment factors and daily job contents that contribute to willingness to work of Japanese dental hygienists and their structures were investigated. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered postal questionnaire distributed for one thousand and twenty-three members of Japan Dental Hygienist Association registered in Iwate prefecture affiliation. Three items concerning willingness to work, satisfaction for the 9 items about working environment, anxiety for work, and 106 daily job contents were used for analysis. Structural equation modeling, decision analysis, and correspondence analysis were carried out. The present study found that working environment such as interpersonal relationship was more important than social environment such as salary for the regular employee of Japanese dental hygienist working at private dental office. However, salary was only the determinant for the dental hygienist who strongly disliked their work. And daily job contents affected the willingness to work. Especially, jobs concerned with prosthodontic treatments were of major concern. Improving the working environment and avoiding assignment of tasks that require lower level of skill may improve dental hygienists' willingness to work and may assist to improve the employment rate of dental hygienist in Japan.

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Willingness to Work and the Working Environment of Japanese Dental Hygienists

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Okada

Miyoshi

et al. 2018

International Journal of Dentistry

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“…This is surprising given the widely acknowledged need for culturally diversity pedagogy (Oikarainen et al., 2018; Ross et al., 2018), but it may be that educators mainly attend conferences to expand their subject knowledge or to get to know other participants and their culture more generally rather than from a pedagogical perspective (Witchger Hansen, 2015). Barriers to participation in international programmes may include poor language skills and financial costs (Takenouchi et al., 2017). International partnerships and programmes could potentially support different kinds of learning experiences that could enhance teaching and learning skills if planned in a way that strengthens educators' motivation and encourages relationship building, shared understanding of the partnership's aims, adaptation to different cultures and the creation of a supportive environment (West et al., 2017).…”

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An empirical model of social and healthcare educators' continuing professional development in Finland

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Mikkonen

Kääriäinen

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Health Social Care Comm

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The objective of this work was to develop and test an empirical model of social and healthcare educators' continuing professional development. A cross‐sectional survey study design was adopted, and a total of 422 part‐time and full‐time social and healthcare educators from 28 universities of applied sciences and vocational schools in different regions of Finland participated. Data were collected from October to December in 2018. The participants taught in the fields of healthcare, social services, and rehabilitation. The questionnaire included the EduProDe scale and background questions. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used to develop the model, and its quality was assessed by computing goodness of fit indexes. The main finding was that when educators understand the benefits of continuing professional development, they will recognise their developmental needs and proactively seek support from their superiors. The results obtained provide insight into the preconditions for professional development and offer guidance for the design of future shared development programmes or activities for social and healthcare educators.

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“…As the official language of international conferences, academic journals and websites, English brings challenges to students and health professionals from non-English-speaking countries [1,2]. With the increasing internationalization of health profession education in countries around the world, English education in professional areas has become increasingly important [3]. Studies have shown that in non-English-speaking countries such as Japan, competency and confidence in the English language could be one of the largest obstacles for stomatology students to study abroad [4].…”

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The evaluation of stomatology English education in China based on ‘Guanghua cup’ international clinical skill exhibition activity

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Background English education in professional areas has become more and more important with the increasing internationalization of health profession education in countries around the world. In this study, we aimed to evaluate current Chinese stomatology English education based on Chinese participants’ ability to apply stomatology English during an international stomatology skill competition called the ‘Guanghua Cup activity’. Methods The registration rate of English and Chinese volunteers and the answer rate and accuracy of Chinese and international contestants on the English knowledge quiz were statistically described. A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was delivered to all participants. The data were analyzed using the Spearman test, Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results Among the 194 students, the English and Chinese volunteer registration rate was 7.73 and 30.93%, respectively. The answer rate of Chinese contestants and international contestants in the English quiz was 25 and 75%, with an accuracy rate of 50 and 66.70%, respectively. The questionnaire was graded by Likert five-level classification. There was a positive correlation between the use of English textbooks in classes and the communication with international teachers and students in the competition (Rs = 0.348, p = 0.016). English volunteers had more preparation in English before the competition, more opportunities to communicate with international peers, and greater improvement in English ability than the contestants and Chinese volunteers (p < 0.001). After the competition, all participants paid more attention to stomatology English (p < 0.001). Conclusions Chinese stomatology students have difficulty in stomatology English application. The ‘Guanghua Cup’ helps to improve English proficiency of English volunteers and arouses the interest of stomatology English for all participants. Chinese stomatology school needs to strengthen and reach a consensus in stomatology English education.

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Interest in international programmes – a survey of Japanese dental hygiene students and educators

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Willingness to Work and the Working Environment of Japanese Dental Hygienists

Willingness to Work and the Working Environment of Japanese Dental Hygienists

An empirical model of social and healthcare educators' continuing professional development in Finland

The evaluation of stomatology English education in China based on ‘Guanghua cup’ international clinical skill exhibition activity

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