Lemon S, Reveal M
Department of Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
J Dent Educ. 1991 Nov;55(11):724-8.
The purpose of this study is to determine the scope of didactic and clinical experiences dental hygiene students received in 1987 in preparation for treating people with mental illnesses. A 22-item survey was mailed to 200 U.S. dental hygiene programs. The response rate was 69 percent. Sixty-one percent of respondents reported that didactic information on mental illnesses was included in their curricula however, 42 percent reported that the amount of time devoted to this subject was not satisfactory. Students from 57 percent of responding programs did not provide oral care to mentally ill patients; and only 17 percent of respondents believed that the dental hygiene needs of the mentally ill were adequately addressed in their communities. Responses from baccalaureate and certificate/associate degree programs were not statistically significantly different.
本研究的目的是确定1987年牙科保健专业学生为治疗精神疾病患者做准备时所接受的教学和临床经验的范围。向200个美国牙科保健项目邮寄了一份包含22个项目的调查问卷。回复率为69%。61%的受访者报告称，他们的课程中包含了关于精神疾病的教学信息；然而，42%的受访者报告称，用于该主题的时间并不令人满意。57%的回应项目的学生没有为精神病患者提供口腔护理；只有17%的受访者认为社区中精神病患者的牙科保健需求得到了充分满足。学士学位项目和证书/副学士学位项目的回复在统计学上没有显著差异。
