Oral health literacy education and practice in US dental hygiene programs: A national survey
dc.contributor.author | Lawler, Heather M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Farrell, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Darlene | |
dc.contributor.author | Cullen, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-04T17:43:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-04 13:43:06 | en |
dc.date.available | 2023-04-04T17:43:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lawler, Heather M.; Farrell, Chris; Fitzgerald, Mark; Jones, Darlene; Cullen, Jennifer (2023). "Oral health literacy education and practice in US dental hygiene programs: A national survey." Journal of Dental Education 87(3): 287-294. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-0337 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1930-7837 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/176091 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose/ObjectivesStudies have shown a significant relationship between low oral health literacy (OHL) and poor oral health outcomes. National calls for action include better training of dental providers to meet the needs of the low OHL public. The purpose of this research was to determine the extent OHL education is being included in US dental hygiene (DH) education programs.MethodsIn fall of 2020, a 23-item digital survey was sent to 321 Commission on Dental Accreditation-accredited DH schools in the US.ResultsSurvey generated 90 eligible responses (28%). Respondents reported that OHL education is being included in DH curricula to some degree. Communication strategies (82.4%) were the most likely OHL concept to be taught. Subject areas included community health (89%), cultural competency (78%), and special populations (78%). Respondents ranked lack of assessment instruments, lack of concrete activities, lack of clear understanding of OHL, and difficulty in implementing OHL concepts as the top barriers to incorporating OHL education in the DH curriculum.Conclusion(s)OHL is an established determinant of oral health. As prevention and patient education experts, dental hygienists play an important role in improving patient OHL. More fully integrating OHL into DH curricula would provide future DHs with the training needed to improve oral health outcomes and would better align DH education programs with national OHL initiatives. | |
dc.publisher | US Department of Education | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | dental hygiene curricula | |
dc.subject.other | oral hygiene | |
dc.subject.other | oral health literacy | |
dc.subject.other | dental | |
dc.title | Oral health literacy education and practice in US dental hygiene programs: A national survey | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Dentistry | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176091/1/jdd13129.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176091/2/jdd13129_am.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176091/3/jdd13129-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/jdd.13129 | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Dental Education | |
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dc.working.doi | NO | en |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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