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Lyon, Lucinda J. "Developing teaching expertise in dental education." Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2403.
Full textRayner, Janet Ailsa. "A dental health education programme for nursery school children." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/27240.
Full textElani, Hawazin. "Stress in dental students: a mixed methods study." Thesis, McGill University, 2012. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110560.
Full textLa littérature scientifique montre que les étudiants en médecine dentaire éprouvent beaucoup de stress pendant leur éducation. Cependant, la majorité des études sont transversales et n'indiquent pas si le stress et ses conséquences évoluent avec le temps. Le but de cette étude était donc de décrire, de manière longitudinale, le niveau de stress des étudiants au 1er cycle en médecine dentaire ainsi que des résidents de 1ère année. Il s'agissait aussi d'identifier les causes de ce stress et d'en explorer les conséquences sur l'apprentissage et le bien-être des participants. Cette étude reposait sur une approche à méthodes mixtes : une phase quantitative précédait une phase qualitative. Dans la phase quantitative, nous avons collecté des données une fois par mois pendant un an à l'aide de questionnaires auto administrés. Nous avons utilisé une Visual Analogue Scale pour évaluer le stress des participants et son niveau d'impact. Nous avons également utilisé le Dental Environment Stress Questionnaire pour déterminer les causes de ce stress. Pendant la phase qualitative, nous avons réalisé des entrevues individuelles, de type semi-structuré, avec des personnes ayant gradué l'année précédente. Le but des entrevues était de mieux comprendre et d'approfondir les résultats des analyses quantitatives.Nos résultats montrent que le niveau de stress des étudiants augmente graduellement au cours du curriculum de 4 ans, puis baisse après leur graduation. Ce stress est souvent relié à leurs « examens et notes » ainsi qu'à leur « charge de travail », très lourde. De plus, nous avons observé une corrélation entre le niveau de stress des participants et leurs données démographiques, leurs symptômes de stress et leurs habitudes de consommation d'alcool. Les données qualitatives montrent notamment à quel point le stress peut affecter la qualité de vie et même la santé des étudiants. Pour conclure, cette étude indique que les étudiants en médecine dentaire éprouvent un très haut niveau de stress pendant leur formation professionnelle. Ce niveau de stress et les sources de stress varient d'une année académique à l'autre et même d'un mois à l'autre. De plus, notre étude illustre les effets négatifs de ces hauts niveaux de stress sur la santé et le bien-être des étudiants. Cette situation devrait encourager les facultés dentaires à se pencher sur le problème du stress parmi ses étudiants et à y apporter des solutions.
Muttalib, Khaitiyah Bt Abdul. "Guidelines To Planning Dental Health Education Workshops For Malaysian Trainee Teachers." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5051.
Full textKing, Peter Lloyd. "A Dental Health Education Program For Caregivers Of Elderly People In Nursing Homes." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4745.
Full textYoung, Douglas. "CAMBRA: An examination of change in the dental profession." Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2422.
Full textFrenkel, Heather Frances. "A health education intervention to improve oral health among institutionalised elderly people : a randomised controlled trial." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/479da1aa-9043-4d6e-8177-3846bb16cefc.
Full textEvans, Jane Lesleigh. "An Evaluation of Interprofessional Education in the Teaching of Dental Technology." Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366494.
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Oliveira, Deise Cruz. "Minimally invasive dentistry approach in dental public health." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1047.
Full textPatino, Daisy. "Oral health knowledge and dental utilization among Hispanic adults in Iowa." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1997.
Full textTucker, Claire. "The Impact of Transfer Shock in a Dental Hygiene Program at a Four-Year Health-Sciences University." Thesis, University of Arkansas, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10979111.
Full textIn order for a student to be successful in dental hygiene education, the student must gain the required knowledge and skills necessary to perform as a hygienist and possess the ability to utilize critical thinking to apply these attributes while in the program and on the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) (Alzahrani, Thompson, & Bauman, 2007; Fried, Maxey, Battani, Gurenlian, Byrd, & Brunick, 2017). Dental hygiene students who attend a medical university have the option to take required pre-requisite courses at a community college or a four-year university. All dental hygiene students transfer from another institution and all have the potential to exhibit transfer shock, which may contribute to a drop in GPA following the transfer to another institution. Transfer shock typically occurs for students who transfer from a community college to a university (Hills 1965; Ivins, Copenhaver, & Koclanes, 2016). This study investigates the impact of transfer shock on students who transfer into a dental hygiene program from a two-year community college as opposed to a four-year university. This study examined whether the type of institution, two-year community college versus a four-year university, attended prior to dental hygiene school is a predictor of success in a dental hygiene program in terms of ending program GPA and NBDHE first-attempt pass rates. After data analysis, results suggested that transfer shock did occur with both community college and four-year university students,. However, the four-year university group experienced less transfer shock than those who attended a community college during the first semester. Neither group increased their GPAs from the first to second semesters in the program. When comparing the entering GPAs with the end of program GPAs, both groups showed a significant drop. However, the community college group’s decrease in GPA was greater. Only five students in the total population (two from the four-year university group and three from the community college group) failed the NBDHE on the first attempt. Students who were unsuccessful in passing the NBDHE had final program GPAs that ranged from 2.2 to 2.45.
Alenezi, Hanadi. "Evaluation of faculty perceptions of online dental education in the Kuwait University Faculty of Dentistry." Thesis, University of the Pacific, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1588024.
Full textIn recent years, online learning has become a recognized method for delivering educational content in numerous institutions of higher education. Despite the prevalence of this new method of education and training, few studies have been performed regarding online learning in the field of dental education. This research describes and analyzes faculty perceptions in the Kuwait University-Faculty of Dentistry regarding online dental education. Out of sixty-six full-time faculty members thirty-three of them have responded to questionnaires regarding their perceptions. The data were analyzed for themes and patterns. There was a general positive perception toward online learning as a good tool to enhance dental education. When replying to questions about the challenges and obstructions of online learning, faculty members’ answers indicated that a lack of time and administrative support created barriers to teaching online learning courses.
Viewpoints of the faculty members were further analyzed by age, gender, education level, and teaching experiences. The results showed some variation in the levels of agreement toward online learning based on various components of identity. Females were slightly more positive about online teaching and learning. However, there were no noticeable differences between faculty members of different ages. The academic positions did correlate with perceptions: those who hold the highest academic position (professors) had the least favorable perceptions of online teaching. Further, participants who had 6 to 10 teaching experience years had a stronger positive attitude than those who had been teaching for fewer than 5 years or more than 16 years.
Keywords: online education, dental education, web-based learning, distance learning, e-learning, faculty perception.
Ahuja, Vinti. "Oral health related quality of life among Iowa adolescents." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4943.
Full textJohnson, Cassandra Jean. "Perceptions of Pre-doctoral and Dental Hygiene Students Regarding Intraprofessional Education." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492611975616089.
Full textHarrington, Maureen Patricia McWeeney. "Oral Health Care: An Autoethnography Reflecting on Dentistry's Collective Neglect and Changes in Professional Education Resulting in the Dental Hygienist Being the Prevention-focused Primary Oral Health Care Provider." Scholarly Commons, 2019. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3636.
Full textCharette, André. "Dental care utilization in Canada an analysis of the Canada health survey, 1978-79." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/4594.
Full textHodgson, Kristin. "Effectiveness of Visual Aids on Preventive Dental Goals." VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/524.
Full textGassner, Kanters Lina. "Assessment of professionalism within dental education: A review of studies." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Odontologiska fakulteten (OD), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-19826.
Full textParthasarathy, Srinivasan Divya. "Oral health literacy : implications for Hong Kong's children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197104.
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Singh, Shenuka. "A critical analysis of the provision for oral health promotion in South African health policy development." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_4116_1178278944.
Full textReynolds, Julie Christine. "Neighborhood and family social capital and oral health status of children in Iowa." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5048.
Full textEkman, Agneta. "On dental health and related factors in Finnish immigrant children in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Umeå, Sweden : University of Umeå, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/20974564.html.
Full textRowell, Olivia. "ETSU Dental Hygiene Students’ Interest in and Perceived Preparedness for Nontraditional or Expanded Roles after Graduation." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/452.
Full textFront, Sofia. "Self-Care Education in Oral Health : An intervention study among dental nurse students in Danang, Vietnam." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ. Oral hälsa, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44660.
Full textSyfte:Syftet med studien var att studera effekten av en given egenvårdsutbildning i oral hälsa för en grupp dental nurse studenter i Danang, Vietnam. Metod:En kvantitativ interventionsstudie utfördes, bestående av 53 utvalda deltagare som undersöktes kliniskt för att mäta dental biofilm och gingival inflammation. Interventionen var en egenvårdsutbildning där information och instruktion i material och metoder för egenvård i tandborstteknik och approximal rengöring inkluderades. Resultat:Egenvårdsutbildningen i oral hälsa visade sig ha effekt på studenternas munhygien. Det var en statistiskt signifikant skillnad mellan den första och den andra undersökningen av gingival inflammation. Ingen statistiskt signifikant skillnad uppnåddes mellan den första och andra undersökningen av dentalt plack. Dock sjönk plackförekomsten på de buccala, linguala och distala ytorna avsevärt innan den andra undersökningen. Resultaten visade inte någon signifikant skillnad mellan gruppen från landsbygd eller gruppen från tätort. Slutsats:Resultatet av studien visar att egenvårdsutbildningen haft en positiv inverkan på deltagarens munhygien. Det skulle vara fördelaktigt att utveckla ett egenvårdsprogram för befolkningen i Vietnam för att allmänt förbättra den orala hygienen. Genom kunskap och information om goda egenvårdsvanor och dess positiva effekter kan fler människor uppnå en bättre och hälsosammare oral hälsa.
Alzoubi, Fawaz. "Pre-doctoral implant dentistry education: Trends, issues, and perspectives." Scholarly Commons, 2015. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/46.
Full textAlturki, Wesam. "Dental Decision Support and Training System for Attachment Selection in Removable Partial Denture Design." Thesis, Rutgers The State Univ. of NJ, Rutgers Sch. of Health Professions, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13424918.
Full textBackground: Attachment selection in removable partial dentures (RPD) design is considered one of the most challenging treatment modalities in dentistry. Any error that occur during attachment selection due to lack of proper knowledge, overwhelming number of attachments, mistreatment, multiple adjustments and repairs could result in adverse clinical consequences, and significant inconvenience to the patient as well as financial implication to both patient and provider. Attachment selection is indeed very challenging for several reasons. Firstly, the topic itself has not been widely researched and published in dental literature, and therefore the best attachment selection still remains an area prone to high error rates in decision-making. Secondly, the complexity of the topic and lack of proper knowledge that requires sound knowledge of attachment principle, which spans multiple dental displaces of endodontic, orthodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. Furthermore, now there are an over whelming number of attachments available in the market due to high patient demand for cosmetic and aesthetic dental enhancements. It is therefore extremely difficult for dental practitioners to readily recall an extensive list of factors that determine an appropriate attachment for RPD design. This is more as for dental education students, especially for students, residents, and less experienced clinician who may not possess the adequate education, training and competencies. Although clinical experts in the area of RPD design and attachment experience and skills may be able to assist with knowledge and years of experience they may not always be around or readily available. To address this problem and gab in the education and training of dental students, residents and practitioners seeking continuing education, we have developed a clinical support and training system for RPD attachment design and implementation based on dental experts’ knowledge and literature evidence-based clinical and practice guidelines.
Methodology: The RPD attachment clinical decision support system was developed using Exsys Corvid Core software. The knowledge based of the system was setup using dental experts’ and literature evidence-based practice guidelines. In all the knowledge base was successfully loaded with more than 100 rules representing many different clinical scenarios for variable types of attachment selection in RPD. For any new input attachment case, based on the information entered by the user, the system comes up with an appropriate evidence-based recommendation and treatment plan. To ensure that the clinical decision support and training system was indeed fully capable of training and educating dental students and residents it was validated by nine expert prosthodontics using a survey style questionnaire on the various aspects of the setup and functionality of the system. The questionnaire results were statistically evaluated using Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient Test.
Results: The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient was 0.893, which represent a good internal consistency and indicates an overall agreement among the prosthodontic experts as to the need and viability of the system for training dental students and residents in the area of RPD attachment design. Likewise, the results of the validation questionnaire showed that all prosthodontics agreed that the system contained all of the most relevant factors for attachment selection in RPD design ensuring its utility for training and education in a real-world practice.
Conclusion: The clinical decision support and training system for RPD attachment design was successfully developed using Exsys Corvid Core software. Expert prosthodontists concurred that the system can be effectively employed for training dental student, inexperienced dentists and residents to select an appropriate attachment for RPD. It can be used to complement traditional teaching methods even in the absence of patients as part of a dental degree curriculum.
Lim, Lum-peng. "Longitudinal evaluation of scaling and oral hygiene education for an industrial population in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36544395.
Full textSharuga, Constance R., Tabitha Price, and Deborah Dotson. "Educate Your Patients about HPV." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2531.
Full textKelly, Grief Mary C. "Utilization of preventive oral health care by Medicaid-enrolled senior adults during their transition from community-dwelling to nursing facility residence." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2231.
Full textBalakrishnan, Nyla. "Legally authorized representatives’ awareness of the oral health needs of long term care facility residents." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6363.
Full textPohjola, V. (Vesa). "Dental fear among adults in Finland." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514292385.
Full textTiivistelmä Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää hammashoitopelon ja hammashoitopalveluiden käytön, suunterveyteen liittyvien tapojen sekä hammasterveyden välisiä yhteyksiä. Tavoitteena oli myös tutkia suunterveyteen liittyvien ongelmien yhteyttä hammashoitopelkoon. Kaksivaiheinen ryvästetty otos (n=8028) edusti suomalaista 30 vuotta täyttänyttä väestöä. Tutkimuksessa käytetty tieto koottiin haastattelujen, kyselyjen ja suun kliinisen tutkimuksen avulla. Hammashoitopelkoa selvitettiin kysymyksellä ”Onko hammaslääkärissä käynti mielestänne: ei lainkaan pelottavaa, jonkin verran pelottavaa, erittäin pelottavaa?” ja suun terveyteen liittyviä ongelmia OHIP-14-kyselyllä. Logististen regressioanalyysien avulla tutkittiin hammashoitopelon ja palveluiden käytön, suunterveyteen liittyvien tapojen ja ongelmien sekä hampaiden terveyden välistä yhteyttä huomioiden mahdollisia sekoittavia ja/tai vaikutusta muovaavia tekijöitä (mm. ikä, sukupuoli, koulutus). Suomalaisista aikuisista 10 % pelkäsi hammashoitoa kovasti ja 30 % jonkin verran. Kovasti hammashoitoa pelkäävät raportoivat suunterveyteen liittyviä ongelmia useammin kuin vähän tai ei lainkaan pelkäävät. Ikä vaikutti siihen, millainen yhteys oli hammashoitopelon ja hammashoitopalvelujen käytön, suun terveyteen liittyvien tapojen ja hammasterveyden välillä. Kaikissa muissa ikäryhmissä paitsi ikäryhmässä 30–34 epäsäännöllisesti hoidossa käyvät pelkäsivät hammashoitoa todennäköisemmin kuin säännöllisesti hoidossa käyvät. Kovasti pelkäävillä oli myös huonompi hammasterveys kuin vähemmän pelkäävillä. Kaikissa ikäryhmissä kovasti hammashoitoa pelkäävillä oli useampia reikiintyneitä hampaita kuin jonkin verran tai ei lainkaan pelkäävillä. Poistettujen hampaiden lukumäärän lisääntyessä kovan hammashoitopelon todennäköisyys pieneni ikäryhmässä 30–34 ja kasvoi ikäryhmässä 65+. Näissä ikäryhmissä sama ilmiö oli havaittavissa myös terveiden hampaiden lukumäärän muuttuessa. Ikäryhmässä 65+ hampaansa harvemmin kuin kahdesti päivässä harjanneet pelkäsivät hoitoa todennäköisemmin kuin vähintään kahdesti päivässä harjanneet. Säännöllisesti tupakoivat pelkäsivät hammashoitoa todennäköisemmin kuin epäsäännöllisesti tai ei lainkaan tupakoivat. Hammashoitopelko on yleistä Suomessa. Koska pelkäävät käyvät hoidossa epäsäännöllisesti, hammaslääkärit kohtaavat pelkääviä potilaita usein akuuttivastaanotolla. Ne, jotka ovat tottuneet hammashoitopalveluiden säännölliseen käyttöön lapsuudesta alkaen, näyttävät jatkavan palveluiden säännöllistä käyttöä pelosta huolimatta. Hammashoitotiimien tulee huomioida hammashoitoa pelkäävien epäsäännöllisen hoidossa käymisen, puutteellisten kotihoitotottumusten ja tupakoinnin suunterveydelle aiheuttama kohonnut riski. Hammashoitopelon hoitamisella olisi positiivisia vaikutuksia suunterveyteen liittyvään elämänlaatuun, koska pelon hoito vähentää psykologista ja sosiaalista stressiä, lisää säännöllistä hoidossa käyntiä ja parantaa suun terveyttä. Syntymäkohortti tai ikä pitää huomioida tutkittaessa hammashoitopelon yhteyttä hammashoitopalveluiden käyttöön, suunterveyteen liittyviin tapoihin ja hammasterveyteen
Bowers, Denise E. "The History of the Rhodes State College Dental Hygiene Program." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1331051565.
Full textCornett, Micaela J. "Dental Disparities and the Safety Net in Blount County." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/381.
Full textKim, MyungJoo. "Service-learning's impact on dental students' attitude to community service." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3324.
Full textTaft, Sara. "Hand Function Evaluation for Dental Hygiene Students." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2326.
Full textSmith, Angel. "Oral Health Literacy of Parents and Dental Service Use for Children Enrolled in Medicaid." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/73.
Full textRustvold, Susan Romano. "Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Investigation of an Educational Intervention Strategy with At-Risk Females." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/612.
Full textYeung, Man-wai, and 楊敏慧. "A community-based programme in oral-health education targeted at pre-school children and their caregivers in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4833943X.
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Drouillard, Peter Noel Vincent. "Factors associated with state-mandated dental screening compliance." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6938.
Full textBrent, Barbara K. "A Survey of the Implementation and Usage of Electronic Dental Records and Digital Radiographs in Private Dental Practices in Mississippi." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3365.
Full textTeixeira, Erica Cappelletto Nogueira. "Dentists’ prescribing practices for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with large prosthetic joints." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6509.
Full textBidarkar, Atul. "In vitro prevention of secondary demineralization by icon (infiltration concept)." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3262.
Full textGhazal, Tariq Sabah AbdulGhany. "Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors for Early Childhood Caries Among Young African-American Children in Alabama." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4848.
Full textMani, Simi. "Impact of insurance coverage on dental care utilization of Iowa children." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1689.
Full textBroughton, John, and n/a. "Oranga niho : a review of Maori oral health service provision utilising a kaupapa maori methodology." University of Otago. Dunedin School of Medicine, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070404.165406.
Full textAlkahtani, Zuhair M. "A Comparative Study of the Attitudes of Dental Students in Saudi Arabia and the United States towards Individuals with Developmental Disabilities." Thesis, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1543454.
Full textBackground: Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) experience poorer dental health than the general population. They have limited access to health care services and face barriers to maintaining good oral health. Dental schools provide minimal didactic and clinical training to prepare their students to manage individuals with disabilities. As a result, future dentists may not feel well prepared to provide dental care to these individuals.
Objective: This study was conducted to compare the attitudes of senior dental students at the Faculty of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), in Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, and students at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) in Boston, in the United States. The authors also aimed to determine if there was an association between pre-doctoral training in treating individuals with special needs, and having positive attitudes toward providing dental care to individuals with DD.
Methods: The authors surveyed 617 senior dental students at both schools using a 40-item online survey questionnaire. The questionnaire asked students about their experiences with individuals with DD, their pre-doctoral education in managing these individuals, and their attitudes toward these individuals. Data was analyzed using Chi-square tests, Independent Sample t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient tests.
Results: Only 214 students responded to the online survey, with a response rate of 34.6%. Seventy six respondents (36.7%) were TUSDM students with a response rate of 21.2%, and 131 respondents (63.3%) were KAU students with a response rate of 50.8%. Only 15 (11.6%) of KAU students, compared to 64 (86.5%) of TUSDM students (p<0.001), reported treating an individual with a DD. Seventy one (58.2%) of KAU students, compared to only 10 (13.5%) of TUSDM (p<0.001), reported not receiving any training in treating individuals with DD. Fifty six (57.1%) of KAU students, compared to only 15 (20.3%) of TUSDM students (p<0.001), reported that their education had not prepared them effectively to treat individuals with DD. There was a significant difference in the attitudes between students at KAU and students at TUSDM. Students at TUSDM had more positive attitudes, compared to students at KAU. Fifty six (45.9%) of the KAU students, compared to 47 (67.2%) of the TUSDM students (p=0.047), "strongly disagreed" or "disagreed" that they would not desire individuals with DD in their practice. Forty two (34.4%) of the KAU students, compared to 60 (85.7%) of the TUSDM students (p<0.001), "strongly disagreed" or "disagreed" that dental services for individuals with DD should only be provided in a hospital.
Discussion: Students at TUSDM had more positive attitudes toward individuals with DD, compared to KAU students. These differences in the attitudes may be attributed to the significant differences in students' experiences, education, and training in treating individuals with DD at both schools.
Conclusions: There is a significant difference in the attitudes between students at TUSDM and students at KAU. There is an association between pre-doctoral training in treating individuals with special needs, and having positive attitudes toward providing dental care to individuals with DD.
Byrum, Mary Kristine. "America Addicted: The Relationship Between Dental School Education and the Opiate Prescribing Practices of Dentists in Ohio." Walsh University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524605016944778.
Full textFair, Tabitha Nicole. "Faculty and Staff Perceptions of Interprofessional Education: A Comparative Survey of Dental and Health Science/Nursing Faculty and Staff." Diss., NSUWorks, 2017. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hs_stuetd/6.
Full textWidjaja, Mike. "Dental Health Education Programme For Pre-School Children (3 To 5 Years) In The Sydney Metropolitan Area." Thesis, Faculty of Dentistry, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4575.
Full textGadde, Divya. "Assessment of Ergonomics in Indian Dental Practice: A Workplace Analysis." TopSCHOLAR®, 2018. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2332.
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