Mohebbi S Z, Chinipardaz Z, Batebi A
Department of Community Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2014 Nov;18(4):214-21. doi: 10.1111/eje.12090. Epub 2014 Feb 4.
Studies in several countries have shown that dental students need an improved educational programme concerning management of disabled patients. We aimed to study the effect of providing a course entitled 'Oral health care of disabled patients' on knowledge and attitudes of senior dental students at Tehran University.
A total number of 70 students (n=70) were asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding their background, knowledge and attitudes, before and after the programme. The intervention group of 36 students (n=36) received a four-session course consisting of lectures, group discussion, screening and fluoride varnish provision for disabled patients. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U-test, the chi-square test and linear regression modelling.
Amongst all the participants, 36% had previously treated a disabled patient and 58% believed that merely specialists should treat disabled patients. Twenty-seven percentage of participants believed that hospital is the only proper facility for treating disabled patients. A considerable improvement in both knowledge and attitudes of students was observed following the intervention (P<0.05).
Our findings indicate that a short-term training programme on oral health care has an immense impact on students' adherence to treating disabled patients. These results provide evidence to support the necessity of enrichment of the dental curriculum regarding oral health care for disabled patients.
多个国家的研究表明，牙科学生需要在残疾患者管理方面改进教育计划。我们旨在研究开设一门名为“残疾患者口腔保健”的课程对德黑兰大学高年级牙科学生的知识和态度的影响。
总共70名学生（n = 70）被要求在该计划前后填写一份关于他们的背景、知识和态度的问卷。36名学生的干预组（n = 36）接受了一个由讲座、小组讨论、筛查以及为残疾患者提供氟化物清漆组成的四节课程。使用曼-惠特尼U检验、卡方检验和线性回归模型进行统计分析。
在所有参与者中，36%的人之前治疗过残疾患者，58%的人认为只有专科医生才能治疗残疾患者。27%的参与者认为医院是治疗残疾患者的唯一合适场所。干预后观察到学生的知识和态度都有显著改善（P < 0.05）。
我们的研究结果表明，关于口腔保健的短期培训计划对学生治疗残疾患者的依从性有巨大影响。这些结果为支持丰富牙科课程中关于残疾患者口腔保健内容的必要性提供了证据。
