Dental Student–Delivered Care at a Student–Faculty Collaborative Clinic in a Correctional Facility

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Beckmann

Reidy

et al. 2019

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Jail-based student-run clinics, though uncommon, have the potential to impact the future health workforce. We evaluated, via a survey of student attitudes and a collection of lessons learned, a student–faculty collaborative clinic that was implemented in a jail in 2015. Clinic participation led to significantly greater student volunteer ratings of the importance of collaborating with oral health providers and of comfort in providing care to incarcerated populations. We report lessons learned regarding logistical considerations, volunteer behavior, and common issues arising in clinic visits. The clinic proved feasible and sustainable over several years, offering a new model for the involvement of trainees in correctional health care.

Section: Results and Lessons Learnedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Insurance Enrollmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Student–Faculty Collaborative Clinic in a Jail

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Beckmann

Reidy

et al. 2019

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“…of correctional health curricula or experiences for health professions trainees have been published in the academic literature (Alemagno, Wilkinson, & Levy, 2004;Bouchaud & Swan, 2017;Diaz, Panosky, & Shelton, 2014;Filek et al, 2013;Simon et al, 2017;Sufrin, Autry, Harris, Goldenson, & Steinauer, 2012). However, to our knowledge, this is the first survey of medical schools describing the prevalence of training in correctional health for medical students.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

A National Survey of Medical School Curricula on Criminal Justice and Health

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Tobey

2019

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The number of U.S. medical schools that provide clinical training in correctional facilities or classroom-based training in criminal justice-related issues is unknown. This study consisted of an online survey of deans of education at U.S. schools granting an MD degree to assess teaching regarding criminal justice and health, and clinical training in correctional settings. We compared perceptions of such training and perceptions of graduate preparedness between programs with and without correctional health curricula. Institutions that offered instruction in correctional health were significantly more likely to agree that their graduates believe incarceration to be a social determinant of health and that their graduates are prepared to care for incarcerated patients. A substantial number of U.S. medical schools offer teaching that links health and criminal justice, though the extent of curricula varies significantly.

“…In 2016, the acting director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons approved the participation of dental students in oral health care in the federal prison system under a supervising dentist. 41 Dental schools may be able to incorporate dental students and clinical services into pre-existing programs operated by affiliated institutions or their university. [36][37][38] Respondents at eight schools in our study indicated the presence of an elective or rotation at a correctional facility, with community-based dental externships being the most common structure.…”

Section: Table 3 Respondents' Agreement With Statements Regarding Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As faculty members (MT, LS) and a student volunteer (FC) at a studentfaculty collaborative clinic that allows interested volunteers from multiple health disciplines to participate in care at a correctional facility, we would suggest further exploration of clinical training models. 41 Dental schools may be able to incorporate dental students and clinical services into pre-existing programs operated by affiliated institutions or their university. That the majority of institutions with correctional rotations in our study reported they had existed for more than five years suggests longevity and sustainability of these academic-community partnerships.…”

Section: Respondents' Agreement With Statements Regarding Incarceramentioning

confidence: 99%

Teaching Dental Students About Incarceration and Correctional Dentistry: Results from a National Survey

Candamo

Tobey

Journal of Dental Education

2018

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People who are incarcerated or have a history of incarceration have high rates of dental disease, but access to dental treatment is often a challenge during and after incarceration. Dental students' exposure to this population is unknown: no data exist regarding the number of schools that provide didactic and clinical training in correctional dentistry. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of instruction in correctional dentistry and clinical opportunities at correctional facilities for dental students in the U.S. A survey was distributed to the academic deans at all 66 U.S. dental schools in 2017. Respondents were asked if their institutions had curricular content on correctional health and if they provided clinical opportunities in the correctional setting. Respondents from 30 schools completed the survey, for a response rate of 45%. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents said their institutions offered didactic instruction on the impact of incarceration on health, and eight schools offered a clinical experience at a correctional facility. The most common format was a community-based dental externship involving fourth-year dental students. Oral exams, prophylaxis, and extractions were the most common procedures performed. Respondents from schools that offered a clinical experience agreed more strongly than those that did not that exposure to correctional health care was important and that their students believed incarceration to be a social determinant of health. This study found that a substantial proportion of dental schools offered didactic education on correctional health, but a much smaller number offered student rotations in correctional facilities.