Using Interprofessional Education to Promote Oral Health Literacy in a Faculty‐Student Collaborative Practice

Farokhi, Moshtagh R.; Muck, Andrew; Lozano-Pineda, Juanita; Boone, Stephanie L.; Worabo, Heidi

doi:10.21815/jde.018.110

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“…Seven of the 11 studies provided suggestions for including an oral health component in nursing curricula. Six of the seven studies [46][47][48][50][51][52] focussed on an interprofessional oral health education model. The remaining study [49] provided information about resources for older people's oral health care for nursing curricula.…”

Section: Need For Further Oral Health Care Education For Nursing Studmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An interprofessional education (IPE) model in which nursing students work with, learn from, and contribute to the oral-systemic knowledge of dental and other allied health students has been found effective in improving understanding of nursing students towards their role in oral health care [46][47][48][50][51][52]. All the studies focussing on IPE were conducted in the US except the study by Grant et al [46], which was conducted in Canada.…”

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interprofessional education and practice experiences also increased nursing students' confidence in conducting oral examinations and providing counselling [50]. IPE provided the platform for students to explore oral-systemic disease connections in a supportive team culture [46,48,51]. IPE helped nursing students to learn oral risk assessments, identify common oral pathologies, engage in oral hygiene activities, use fluoride varnish and work with students from other professions to promote oral health [47].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This review showed a significant gap in the current literature on nursing students' knowledge of oral health care for older people and how this gap is best addressed through interprofessional education and practice. Interprofessional education and practice is one of the best ways to improve both nursing students' awareness of the importance of oral health and their role in improving access to and providing oral health services [48,57]. IPE facilitates collaborative work in varying health care settings including educational institutes [52], dental health clinics [47], mobile clinics in underserved areas [48] and hospitals [51].…”

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“…Interprofessional education and practice is one of the best ways to improve both nursing students' awareness of the importance of oral health and their role in improving access to and providing oral health services [48,57]. IPE facilitates collaborative work in varying health care settings including educational institutes [52], dental health clinics [47], mobile clinics in underserved areas [48] and hospitals [51]. While challenges remain in coordinating curricula across disciplines to facilitate students' involvement in IPE initiatives, providing nursing students with opportunities to include oral health assessments in their assessment of overall body function would significantly improve the health outcomes of older people [32,58].…”

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Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Bhagat

Hoang²,

Crocombe³

et al. 2020

BMC Nurs

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Background: The recognised relationship between oral health and general health, the rapidly increasing older population worldwide, and changes in the type of oral health care older people require have raised concerns for policymakers and health professionals. Nurses play a leading role in holistic and interprofessional care that supports health and ageing. It is essential to understand their preparation for providing oral health care. Objective: To synthesise the evidence on nursing students' attitudes towards, and knowledge of, oral healthcare, with a view to determining whether oral health education should be incorporated in nursing education. Methods: Data sources: Three electronic databases-PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL. Study eligibility criteria, participants and interventions: Original studies addressing the research objective, written in English, published between 2008 and 2019, including students and educators in undergraduate nursing programs as participants, and conducted in Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development countries. Study appraisal and synthesis methods: Data extracted from identified studies were thematically analysed, and quality assessment was done using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: From a pool of 567 articles, 11 met the eligibility criteria. Findings documented five important themes: 1.) nursing students' limited oral health knowledge; 2.) their varying attitudes towards providing oral health care; 3.) the need for further oral health education in nursing curricula; 4.) available learning resources to promote oral health; and 5.) the value of an interprofessional education approach to promote oral health care in nursing programs. Limitations: The identified studies recruited small samples, used self-report questionnaires and were conducted primarily in the United States. Conclusions: The adoption of an interprofessional education approach with a focus on providing effective oral health care, particularly for older people, needs to be integrated into regular nursing education, and practice. This may increase the interest and skills of nursing students in providing oral health care. However, more rigorous studies are required to confirm this. Nursing graduates skilled in providing oral health care and interprofessional practice have the potential to improve the oral and general health of older people.

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Section: Need For Further Oral Health Care Education For Nursing Studmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of An Interprofessional Education Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Summary Of Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Summary Of Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Bhagat

Hoang²,

Crocombe³

et al. 2020

BMC Nurs

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Effect of multi‐professional education on the perceptions and awareness of oral health care among undergraduate nursing students in a nursing school

Haresaku

Kubota

Yoshida

et al. 2021

Journal of Dental Education

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This study investigates the effects of a study course in oral health care on the perceptions of nursing students. The course was designed and evaluated by a multi-professional team at a Japanese nursing school. Method:The subjects were 119 nursing students. They participated in the oral health course that comprised 45h of training in 4 years. These were designed and taught by oral health professionals, a certified speech-hearing therapist, and nurses. Questionnaires were distributed to subjects to compare their perceptions and awareness about oral health care before, in between, and after the courses.A chi-square test was used to compare the data. Results: After completing the courses, more than 95% of the participants were interested in the oral health care practice and expected to collaborate with oral health professionals after getting qualified. Additionally, they understood the effectiveness of oral health care for the prevention of aspiration pneumonia and perceived that oral health care should be provided to hospitalized patients and community-dwelling older adults. Their awareness of the need to learn techniques for tooth brushing support, salivary gland massage, oral management, swallowing training, removing tongue coating, and gargling, both in theory and practice, was significantly improved. Conclusion: Multi-professional education has the potential to improve the awareness of nursing students of oral health care and promote collaborative oral health care in the future. K E Y W O R D Sattitudes toward oral health, perceptions of oral health, collaborative oral health care, multiinterprofessional education, nursing students 786

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Impact of an Oral Health Education Program on the Oral Health Literacy of Refugees

Muller,

Bilich,

Jones

2024

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Inadequate comprehension of healthcare information contributes to poor health outcomes. Ethnic minorities are one of the populations most affected by low health and oral health literacy (OHL). The hypothesis of the current study was that an oral health education program (OHEP) can improve the OHL, oral health awareness and behaviors of refugees. We also hypothesized that there will be a difference between OHL in English and native language in the Pre-intervention phase. Fifty-two adult refugees participated in an educational program that included a comprehensive and culturally sensitive PowerPoint presentation and hands-on learning activities on oral health topics. The study used a cross-sectional pre-post study design. Before the program (Pre-intervention group), participants completed 2 surveys: Sociodemographic Survey and Oral Health Perceptions of Refugees in a bilingual format, and the Estimate of Oral Health Literacy-Bilingual40 (EOHL-BL40) in English, and in the participants’ native language. Immediately after an OHEP (Post-intervention group), participants completed the EOHL-BL40 survey in English only. Two weeks after OHEP (Follow-up intervention), participants completed again the Sociodemographic Survey and Oral Health Perceptions of Refugees and the Estimate of Oral Health Literacy-Bilingual40 (EOHL-BL40) in English only. The mean percentage of words understood on Pre-intervention EOHL-BL40 survey were significantly higher in native languages (47.3% ±3.7%) compared with survey in English (15.3% ±1.2%, P < 0.001). Post-intervention scores, immediately after educational program, were higher (28.6% ±2.4%), P < 0.001) for survey in English compared with the Pre-intervention (15.3% ±1.2%). The follow-up (2 weeks later) scores (25.5% ±2.4) were slightly lower than Post-intervention but still significantly higher (P < 0.001) than Pre-intervention. Results for both Sociodemographic Survey and Oral Health Perceptions of Refugees surveys were similar: the OHEP positively affected oral health awareness and oral health behaviors. Results of the study suggested that OHEP may improve oral health literacy, oral health awareness, and personal oral hygiene practices of refugees.

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Using Interprofessional Education to Promote Oral Health Literacy in a Faculty‐Student Collaborative Practice

Cited by 23 publications

References 10 publications

Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

Effect of multi‐professional education on the perceptions and awareness of oral health care among undergraduate nursing students in a nursing school

Impact of an Oral Health Education Program on the Oral Health Literacy of Refugees

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