Professional education to meet the oral health needs of older adults and persons with disabilities

Dolan, Teresa A.

doi:10.1111/scd.12013

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“…24 Our survey of predoctoral geriatric education found that 100% of responding U.S. dental schools included a didactic component in their curricula and 57% provided their students with a specific clinical experience. 27 The ambiguity of the term "special needs" creates a problem in developing training programs at the pre-and postdoctoral levels. 13,26 Dolan explained that "a person with special needs can have any number of characteristics, including medical, dental, cultural, cognitive, racial, physical, or a combination thereof that sets them apart from other individuals in terms of needs."…”

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Postdoctoral Teaching of Geriatric Dentistry in U.S. Dental Schools

Ettinger

Goettsche

Qian

2017

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this study was to determine the number and size of postdoctoral teaching programs in geriatric dentistry in U.S. dental schools and other health professions educational institutions and those programs with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funding. In 2015, all 67 U.S. dental schools were contacted via email with a questionnaire to ask if they had a postdoctoral program in geriatric dentistry; if they did, they were asked to report the length and size of the program. Directors of all 16 HRSA-funded geriatric fellowships were also invited to participate in the survey. Fifty-six of the 67 (83.6%) dental schools and 15 of the 16 (93.8%) HRSA-funded programs completed the questionnaire. Postdoctoral geriatric dentistry programs were reported in 12 dental schools and six medical institutions, although only six programs were currently accepting fellows. The length of the programs was 12-36 months. The maximum number of residents in any program was ten. The oldest program was in Minnesota; it began in 1981. The newest program was beginning in 2017 at Boston University as a revised version of its previous HRSA-funded program. The loss of HRSA funding has had a major negative impact on the number of training programs. Future research is needed to determine how the loss of HRSA-funded programs has affected the availability of educators in geriatric dentistry for dental schools and the services provided to the geriatric community.

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Postdoctoral Teaching of Geriatric Dentistry in U.S. Dental Schools

Ettinger

Goettsche

Qian

2017

Journal of Dental Education

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“…The greater percentage of dentists reporting paediatric extractions in FH clinics reflects the absence of paediatric dentists. Workforce qualification and availability have a direct effect on oral health (21,22). Endodontic treatment was reported to be provided by more FH than MCH dentists with wider gap in multi-root teeth.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dentists' perception of primary health care services in family health and mother and child health clinics in Alexandria, Egypt

Tantawi

Hamza²,

Sabry

2017

East Mediterr Health J

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This study compared dentists' perceptions of provided services in Family Health (FH) and Mother and Child Health (MCH) clinics. A questionnaire was distributed to 120 dentists in 7 FH and 4 MCH clinics in Alexandria, Egypt in 2012. The questionnaire assessed personal and professional background, perceptions of primary health care (PHC) role, types of services provided, patient recall and referral systems and perception of service quality. The response rate was 100%. More FH dentists perceived their role to include providing care for children and pregnant women. Restorations and scaling were provided by 90% of all dentists. More FH dentists reported providing simple extractions, paediatric extractions and multi-rooted endodontic treatment (P = 0.03, 0.001 and 0.001). In FH clinics, where the performance-based incentive system was implemented, a greater number of patients was served and there was a shift in the type of services provided although dentists had a less positive perception of quality aspects. Thus, there is a need for the establishment of a mission and clear guidelines for the FH clinics to guide service provision. RÉSUMÉ La présente étude avait pour objectif de comparer la perception des dentistes travaillant dans des établissements de santé de la famille et de santé maternelle et infantile vis-à-vis des services offerts. Un questionnaire a été distribué à 120 dentistes de sept cliniques de santé de la famille et de quatre dispensaires de santé maternelle et infantile à Alexandrie (Égypte) en 2012. Ledit questionnaire évaluait l'expérience personnelle et professionnelle, les perceptions du rôle des soins de santé primaires, les types de services offerts, les systèmes de rappel des patients et d'orientation-recours, ainsi que la perception de la qualité des services. Le taux de réponse a été de 100 %. Davantage de dentistes des établissements de santé de la famille pensaient que leur rôle incluait la prestation de soins pour les enfants et les femmes enceintes. Les restaurations dentaires et le détartrage étaient offerts par 90 % de tous les dentistes. Un plus grand nombre de dentistes en santé de la famille ont déclaré procéder à de simples extractions, à des extractions chez l'enfant et à un traitement endodontique des dents pluriradiculées (p = 0,03, 0,001 et 0,001). Dans les cliniques de santé de la famille, où un système d'incitation reposant sur les performances était mis en place, un plus grand nombre de patients étaient traités, bien que les dentistes aient une moins bonne perception de la qualité. Il est donc nécessaire d'organiser une mission, ainsi que de mettre au point des directives claires pour les cliniques de santé de la famille, afin d'orienter la prestation de services. ‫مرص‬ ‫باإلسكندرية‬

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“…Initiatives in increasing awareness of the need for geriatric dentistry date back to the 1970s . Over the past 40 years there have been several efforts and pioneers who focused on geriatric dental needs and have laid the foundation for this area of dentistry.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A needs assessment of basic skills of a geriatric dentist, identified the educational objectives considered most critical for fellowship training . A compendium of objectives considered most critical for geriatric dentistry was then published in 1985 . In 1986, federal funding was given to promote a collaborative effort in geriatric dental research by the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Institute on Aging and the Veterans Administration .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A compendium of objectives considered most critical for geriatric dentistry was then published in 1985 . In 1986, federal funding was given to promote a collaborative effort in geriatric dental research by the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Institute on Aging and the Veterans Administration . These three agencies published the “Research Agenda on Oral Health in the Elderly.” The objective was to encourage biomedical and behavioral research on oral health and aging .…”

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confidence: 99%

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