Oral health clinical training and dental referral program for nurses: An interprofessional collaborative project

Kohli, Richie; Arora, Garima; Blanc, Ashley Feodore; Pham, Edward; Gubrud-Howe, Paula

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.04.015

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“…Our findings are consistent with previous studies, in that interprofessional oral health education programs for nurses can effectively provide nurses with adequate knowledge, awareness, confidence, and attitudes regarding oral health [10,[12][13][14][15][16]. Additionally, it prepares nurses to identify and refer children in need of further assessment and treatment to a dentist, thereby highlighting the importance of creating a path for referral between nurses and dentists [11].…”

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“…School health programs have the potential to minimize the logistic barriers confronting children to accessing oral health services [10]. Public school‐based nurses often work in communities where they provide care to at‐risk underserved populations [11]. In Florida, public school‐based registered nurses are permitted, without limitations, to provide oral health education and counseling, oral screenings, and fluoride varnish applications to public schoolchildren, after receiving the required training, and are therefore opportunely positioned to play a role in reducing the burden of oral diseases.…”

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An interprofessional school‐based initiative to increase access to oral health care in underserved Florida counties

Morón

Singer

2023

J Public Health Dent

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OBJECTIVE To examine and describe the effect of an oral health education program on school‐based nurses' acquisition of oral health knowledge. METHODS Three‐hour synchronous videoconference sessions provided training for nurses to conduct oral health risk assessments, screen for oral diseases, deliver oral health education, apply fluoride varnish, and refer children identified in need of further assessment and treatment to a dentist. Oral health knowledge acquisition was assessed by comparing pre‐training and post‐training examination scores. Analyses included descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test. RESULTS Seventeen nurses from Suwannee, Lafayette, and Hamilton counties participated in the oral health education training program. Analyses of the school‐based nurses' test results showed a significant increase in correct answers on the post‐training test (93%) compared to the pre‐training test (56%). Six hundred forty‐one children from six elementary public schools received oral health education, oral screenings, and fluoride varnish applications. Fifty‐eight percent of the children had untreated caries, 43% had treated caries, 15% had sealant on permanent molars, and 3% required urgent care. Nurses successfully referred children identified in need of further assessment and treatment to a dentist. CONCLUSIONS The synchronous videoconference oral health training program was effective in improving school‐based nurses' oral health knowledge. The knowledge acquired by school‐based nurses via oral health training programs can be leveraged to increase access to oral health care for vulnerable and unserved school‐aged populations.

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An interprofessional school‐based initiative to increase access to oral health care in underserved Florida counties

Morón

Singer

2023

J Public Health Dent

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“…Therefore, the role of specialists other than dentists, such as nurses, is growing in the field of screening and early detection of oral health problems. Kohli et al [ 39 ] reported the full satisfaction of adult patients with the oral cavity assessment performed by qualified nurses. This study also confirmed the value of conducting oral health training, which significantly increased the knowledge of nurses and confidence in conducting oral cavity assessments.…”

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Assessment of Oral Health in Long-Term Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Patients: Significant Aspects of Nursing Care

Terech-Skóra

Kasprzyk-Mazur²,

Leyk-Kolańczak

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Oral health is an underestimated factor affecting overall human health and quality of life. Long-term enteral or parenteral nutritional treatment requires not only regular assessment of access routes, the patient’s nutritional status, and tolerance to the selected method of nutrition but also of oral health. This article discusses the connections between the influence of chewing function, salivation, and xerostomia on the health of the oral cavity of patients on long-term enteral and parenteral nutrition. In addition, the role of nurses in assessing oral health is presented as well as crucial elements of a comprehensive oral assessment in a nursing care plan. Patients receiving long-term enteral and parenteral nutrition have an increased risk of developing oral diseases. Increasing knowledge about the factors affecting oral health among nurses is crucial to provide appropriate care for patients requiring long-term nutritional treatment with omission of the natural route of food intake. Regular assessment of oral health by nurses should be an important aspect in long-term nutritional treatment recommendations.

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“…Berdasarkan Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan pada tahun 2019 di SDN 12 dan SDN 60 menunjukkan bahwa perubahan ke arah yang baik rerata nilai perilaku anak dan orang tuanya sesudah dilakukan asuhan keperawatan gigi keluarga yang bermakna secara statistik (p<0,05) (Reca dan Intan Liana, 2019). Penelitian-penelitan terdahulu yang pernah dilakukan di Inggris dengan memberikan pendidikan kesehatan gigi secara rutin melalui wawancara dan konseling kepada orang tua selama 15 menit di rumahnya masing-masing, dengan keadaan sosial ekonomi rendah di mana resiko karies tinggi, dilaksanakan selama 3 bulan dapat menurunkan angka karies dan meningkatkan kebersihan gigi dan mulut pada anak (Kohli et al 2021).…”

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Pemberdayaan kemandirian keluarga melalui inovasi asuhan keperawatan gigi dalam meningkatkan status kesehatan gigi anak di Kota Banda Aceh (Empowerment of family independence through innovation of dental nursing care in improving dental health status in Banda Aceh)

Reca

Salfiyadi

Nuraskin

et al. 2022

Bull Community Serv

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Family dental and oral health care is an effective approach to improving dental health. Family dental care with a pick-up strategy motivates the willingness or will to carry out activities toward positive family dental health actions. Community service aims to empower family independence through dental care innovations in improving dental hygiene status in Banda Aceh City. This community service is carried out with a descriptive method, with the target of children and their mothers as respondents. Data analysis used univariate analysis. The intervention provided was in the form of problem-based counseling, measuring the dental hygiene status of children, and demonstration of dental procedures. The result of community service is that there is an increase in knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers (pre-test, post-test I, post-test II) in maintaining oral and dental health with the application of dental care. There is a change towards a better dental and oral hygiene status of children with the application of dental care from pre-test, post-test I, and post-test II. It is recommended the public health services make a UKGM program using a dental nursing care pattern with home visit services in improving the dental and oral health of the family.

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Oral health clinical training and dental referral program for nurses: An interprofessional collaborative project

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

An interprofessional school‐based initiative to increase access to oral health care in underserved Florida counties

An interprofessional school‐based initiative to increase access to oral health care in underserved Florida counties

Assessment of Oral Health in Long-Term Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Patients: Significant Aspects of Nursing Care

Pemberdayaan kemandirian keluarga melalui inovasi asuhan keperawatan gigi dalam meningkatkan status kesehatan gigi anak di Kota Banda Aceh (Empowerment of family independence through innovation of dental nursing care in improving dental health status in Banda Aceh)

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