Psoter Walter J, Morse Douglas E, Sánchez-Ayendez Melba, Vega Carmen M Vélez, Aguilar Maria L, Buxó-Martinez Carmen J, Psoter Jodi A, Kerr Alexander R, Lane Christina M, Scaringi Vincent J, Elias Augusto
Lutheran Medical Center, 150 55th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11220, USA,
J Cancer Educ. 2015 Jun;30(2):277-83. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0679-x.
This study aims to identify educational and training modalities that dentists in Puerto Rico (PR) believe will increase the quality and quantity of opportunistic oral cancer screening examinations (OCS) in dental offices on the island. The study was conducted in three phases: a systematic search of relevant literature, an expert review and consensus panel, and focus groups (FG) involving PR general dentists. To increase OCS by dentists in PR, the FG participants proposed a small group, hands-on OCS training, an integrated oral cancer course, and readily available videos, photographs, and computer simulations to further demonstrate OCS performance and facilitate differential diagnosis. OCS training requirements for licensure and re-licensure, improving OCS dentist-patient communication skills, and establishment of an oral lesion referral center were also viewed favorably. In conclusion, general dentists in our FGs believed the quality and quantity of OCS in Puerto Rico can be increased through the application of specific continuing education and training modalities.
本研究旨在确定波多黎各的牙医认为哪些教育和培训方式将提高该岛牙科诊所机会性口腔癌筛查检查（OCS）的质量和数量。该研究分三个阶段进行：对相关文献进行系统检索、专家评审和共识小组，以及与波多黎各普通牙医进行焦点小组（FG）讨论。为了增加波多黎各牙医进行的OCS，焦点小组参与者提出了小组实践OCS培训、综合口腔癌课程，以及随时可用的视频、照片和计算机模拟，以进一步展示OCS操作并促进鉴别诊断。执照和重新执照的OCS培训要求、提高OCS中牙医与患者的沟通技巧，以及建立口腔病变转诊中心也得到了积极评价。总之，我们焦点小组中的普通牙医认为，通过应用特定的继续教育和培训方式，可以提高波多黎各OCS的质量和数量。
