A Survey of Oral Assessment and Healthcare Education at Nursing Schools in Japan.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0374714 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1875-595X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00206539 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int Dent J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2021- : London : Elsevier
      Original Publication: London : FDI World Dental
    • Subject Terms:
      Schools, Nursing* ; Delivery of Health Care*; Adult ; Humans ; Japan ; Curriculum ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the performance of oral assessment and health care education at nursing schools across Japan to identify problems and the need for oral health professional support.
      Methods: The participants were the academic staff in charge of oral health care education in the basic, adult, gerontological, and home nursing fields of 295 schools in Japan that offered a bachelor's degree in nursing. A questionnaire was sent to 1180 heads of the nursing fields of these schools. They were requested to have oral health care educators complete the survey; data on the performance of oral assessment and health care education and human resources allocated were collected through a questionnaire.
      Results: A total of 311 (26%) questionnaires were returned, 196 (63%) of which were completed by oral health care educators. Regarding the performance of oral assessment education, the majority (71%) of them spent less than 2 hours in teaching, and only 24.5% taught the usage of oral assessment tools. Regarding the performance of oral health care education, more than 90% spent less than 2 hours in lecture-based and practical oral health care education, respectively. Less than half taught the association of periodontal diseases with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and use of fluoride for caries prevention in the lectures, and only approximately 30% taught the usage of an interspace brush or dental floss. Moreover, less than 10% of oral health professionals taught oral health care in lectures or practical oral health care.
      Conclusions: This study revealed problems associated with oral assessment and health care education in Japanese nursing schools. To address these, support from oral health care professionals is required. Further studies are also required to reveal problems in oral assessment and health care education in other nursing schools that do not offer a bachelor's degree programme in Japan and other countries.
      Competing Interests: Conflict of interest None disclosed.
      (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Bachelor of nursing curriculum; Multiprofessional education; Nationwide survey; Nursing student; Oral assessment; Oral health care education
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221108 Date Completed: 20231103 Latest Revision: 20231123
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10658431
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.identj.2022.09.006
    • Accession Number:
      36347715