Christensen Brydges Sarah, Gwozdek Anne E
Dental Hygiene, University of Michigan, MI, USA.
J Dent Hyg. 2011 Fall;85(4):316-25. Epub 2011 Nov 11.
The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) requires a health curriculum be taught. With the assistance of the University of Michigan (UM) Dental Hygiene program, these requirements have been addressed at the Huron Valley Boys & Girls Club (HVBGC) through dental hygiene students presenting oral health education to club members throughout the year. This study assessed the outcomes and benefits of the service learning initiative between the UM Dental Hygiene Program and the HVBGC from both the students' and staffs' perceptions.
Three surveys were distributed: one to the HVBGC staff, one to UM's Dental Hygiene class of 2012 (with no service learning experience at the HVBGC) and one to UM Dental Hygiene classes of 2010 and 2011 (most of whom had experience at the HVBGC). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected and evaluated.
The respondents from the class of 2012 were less knowledgeable about the BGCA and access to care issues. The members of the classes of 2010 and 2011, 79% of whom had HVBGC experience, identified they had benefitted from this service learning experience. The HVBGC staff survey indicated a high level of satisfaction with the student presentations and felt their curricular requirements were being met. Future topics of safety, orthodontics and gardening/nutrition were identified.
This study indicates the service learning initiative has been beneficial for both the UM Dental Hygiene students and the HVBGC. Future studies should use a longitudinal design to obtain baseline and post-service learning data.
美国男孩女孩俱乐部（BGCA）要求开展健康课程教学。在密歇根大学（UM）口腔卫生项目的协助下，休伦谷男孩女孩俱乐部（HVBGC）通过口腔卫生专业学生全年为俱乐部成员开展口腔健康教育，满足了这些要求。本研究从学生和工作人员的认知角度评估了UM口腔卫生项目与HVBGC之间服务学习倡议的成果和益处。
发放了三份调查问卷：一份给HVBGC工作人员，一份给2012级UM口腔卫生班（在HVBGC没有服务学习经历），一份给2010级和2011级UM口腔卫生班（其中大多数人在HVBGC有过经历）。收集并评估了定性和定量数据。
2012级的受访者对BGCA和获得护理问题的了解较少。2010级和2011级的成员中，79%有HVBGC经历，他们表示从这次服务学习经历中受益。HVBGC工作人员的调查表明对学生的展示高度满意，并认为他们的课程要求得到了满足。确定了未来关于安全、正畸和园艺/营养的主题。
本研究表明服务学习倡议对UM口腔卫生专业学生和HVBGC都有益处。未来的研究应采用纵向设计来获取服务学习前和后的基线数据。
