Simon Lisa E, Eve Elizabeth J, Dolce Maria C, Allareddy Veerasathpurush, Nalliah Romesh P
Lisa E. Simon, DMD, is a fellow in Oral Health and Medicine Integration, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Elizabeth J. Eve, DMD, is a postgraduate resident in orthodontics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Maria C. Dolce, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, School of Nursing, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York. Veerasathpurush Allareddy, PhD, BDS, MBA, MHA, MMSc, is an associate professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa. Romesh P. Nalliah, BDS, MS, is a clinical associate professor, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2017 Dec;28(4):210-213. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000170.
Physician assistants (PA) are health care team members who often work in primary care. Providing oral health education to PAs during training could improve oral health for vulnerable patients who seek treatment in the primary care setting and who are less able to access dental care. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a peer-to-peer oral health curriculum taught by dental students to their PA student colleagues.
Dental students presented an interactive, case-based curriculum, followed by a hands-on oral examination training session. PA student feedback was obtained, and results were analyzed.
Students found the content to be highly relevant and well presented. Conveying oral health competencies to future primary care providers may reduce oral health disparities.
PA students reported improved understanding of oral health and indicated they would incorporate what they had learned into their future clinical practice.
医师助理（PA）是医疗团队成员，常在初级保健领域工作。在培训期间为医师助理提供口腔健康教育，可改善在初级保健机构寻求治疗且获得牙科护理机会较少的弱势患者的口腔健康。本研究的目的是评估牙科学生向其医师助理学生同事传授的 peer-to-peer 口腔健康课程的效果。
牙科学生展示了一个互动式、基于案例的课程，随后进行了实践口腔检查培训课程。获得了医师助理学生的反馈，并对结果进行了分析。
学生们发现内容高度相关且呈现良好。向未来的初级保健提供者传授口腔健康能力可能会减少口腔健康差距。
医师助理学生报告称对口腔健康的理解有所提高，并表示他们会将所学内容纳入未来的临床实践。
