Ross M K, Turner S, Ibbetson R J
Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 4th Floor, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.
Br Dent J. 2009 Feb 14;206(3):163-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.59.
To relate final year UK dental undergraduates' experience of teamwork-related training to their knowledge of the clinical role of dental hygienist-therapists, and their views of the clinical roles of dental care professionals.
A postal questionnaire was sent to the ten UK dental schools which had agreed to participate. Analysis was based on standard non-parametric statistical tests.
Of the 705 final year students in the ten schools, 358 (51%) returned questionnaires. Numbers from each school ranged from 79 to 6 (mean 35.8). Eighty-nine percent of students reported receiving information on roles of dental team members; 61% had experienced joint teaching sessions with DCPs; 53% had shared clinical treatment of patients with student hygienists or hygienist-therapists. Thirty-two percent of respondents had experienced all three elements. Views on this experience were generally positive, particularly in relation to shared clinical treatment sessions. Students who had received such training were more knowledgeable about the clinical remit of dental hygienist-therapists. However, training experience was not related to their views on the appropriate clinical activity of DCPs which tended to be dentist-centric even for many procedures within the legal remit of hygienists and hygienist-therapists.
The study suggests that acceptance of non-dentists providing patient care lags behind the comparable situation within the primary care medical team. If we are to succeed in the delivery of a modernised dental care system, it is crucial that dental education promotes awareness and acceptance of the professional status and ability of DCP colleagues.
探讨英国牙科本科最后一年学生的团队合作相关培训经历与他们对牙科保健员 - 治疗师临床角色的了解，以及他们对牙科护理专业人员临床角色的看法之间的关系。
向十所同意参与的英国牙科学校邮寄了问卷调查表。分析基于标准的非参数统计测试。
十所学校的705名最后一年学生中，358名（51%）返回了问卷。每所学校的回复人数从79人到6人不等（平均35.8人）。89%的学生报告收到了关于牙科团队成员角色的信息；61%的学生与牙科护理专业人员共同参加过教学课程；53%的学生与学生保健员或保健员 - 治疗师共同参与过患者的临床治疗。32%的受访者经历过所有这三个方面。对这种经历的看法总体上是积极的，特别是在共同临床治疗课程方面。接受过此类培训的学生对牙科保健员 - 治疗师的临床职责了解得更多。然而，培训经历与他们对牙科护理专业人员适当临床活动的看法无关，即使对于许多在保健员和保健员 - 治疗师法定职责范围内的程序，他们的看法往往也是以牙医为中心的。
该研究表明，在接受非牙医提供患者护理方面，牙科领域落后于初级医疗团队的类似情况。如果我们要成功建立现代化的牙科护理体系，牙科教育促进对牙科护理专业人员同事的职业地位和能力的认识与接受至关重要。
