Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba No. 4, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia.
Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
BMC Oral Health. 2019 Jul 15;19(1):147. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0848-8.
Medical-dental collaboration expands patients' access to health services, improves healthcare outcomes, and reduces the burden and cost of care, especially for those with chronic diseases. The aim of the present study is to investigate the attitude toward and awareness of medical-dental collaboration among medical and dental students attending the Universitas Indonesia.
All medical and dental students at the Universitas Indonesia were invited to participate in a web-based questionnaire survey that contained eight questions on attitudes toward medical-dental collaboration and two questions regarding awareness of dental-medical collaborative practices. The demographic backgrounds of all participants were obtained. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were employed for data analysis.
A total of 1,432 questionnaires were distributed, and 1,137 (79%) were appropriately completed. In general, 992 (87%) students had a positive attitude toward medical-dental collaboration. Dental students had a more positive attitude than medical students (odds ratio [OR] = 2.694; p = 0.001), and senior students had a more positive attitude than junior students (OR = 2.271; p = 0.001). Most students (86%) were aware of medical-dental collaboration at the Universitas Indonesia and reported that emergency medicine, surgery, and otolaryngology were the three most common medical disciplines that entailed medical-dental collaboration.
In general, the medical and dental students demonstrated positive attitudes and awareness of medical-dental collaboration at the Universitas Indonesia. Positive attitude and awareness can establish an essential foundation for fostering collaboration between medicine and dentistry, which is vital to improve resource efficiency and healthcare standards.
医学-牙科合作扩大了患者获得卫生服务的机会，改善了医疗保健结果，并减轻了护理负担和成本，特别是对慢性病患者而言。本研究旨在调查印度尼西亚大学医学生和牙科学的学生对医学-牙科合作的态度和认识。
邀请印度尼西亚大学的所有医学生和牙科学的学生参加基于网络的问卷调查，该问卷包含八个关于对医学-牙科合作的态度的问题和两个关于对牙科-医学合作实践的认识的问题。获取所有参与者的人口统计学背景。采用卡方检验和逻辑回归分析进行数据分析。
共发放了 1432 份问卷，其中 1137 份（79%）得到了适当的完成。总的来说，992 名（87%）学生对医学-牙科合作持积极态度。牙科学的学生比医学学生的态度更为积极（优势比 [OR] = 2.694；p = 0.001），高年级学生比低年级学生的态度更为积极（OR = 2.271；p = 0.001）。大多数学生（86%）了解印度尼西亚大学的医学-牙科合作，并报告说急诊医学、外科和耳鼻喉科是最常见的涉及医学-牙科合作的三个医学学科。
总的来说，医学生和牙科学的学生对印度尼西亚大学的医学-牙科合作表现出积极的态度和认识。积极的态度和认识可以为医学和牙科之间的合作奠定重要基础，这对提高资源效率和医疗保健标准至关重要。
