Department of Primary Dental Care, Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2020 Jun;84(6):642-651. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12141. Epub 2020 Mar 9.
The purpose of this study was to investigate dental hygiene (DH) educational programs' didactic and clinical curriculum in the management of peri-implant diseases and conditions. The specific aims were (1) assess if evidence-based content for peri-implant diseases and conditions are currently included in didactic and clinical DH curriculum and (2) determine if DH education programs are currently preparing students at a level of clinical competency for the assessment and management of peri-implant diseases and conditions.
A cross-sectional study of DH faculty member(s) from 331 United States entry-level programs responsible for didactic and clinical curriculum for peri-implant diseases and conditions were surveyed. The survey was disseminated electronically via Qualtrics August 2019 for a response rate of 26%.
The results showed didactic courses taught DH students the etiology of peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis (98%), clinical characteristics (98%), and risk factors contributing to these implant diseases (96%). Evaluation methods to determine student level of competency in a didactic setting included quizzes/examinations (98%), case-based examinations (63%), and written essays (6%). Eighty-five percent reported DH students are not required in a clinical setting to provide care for patients with peri-implant diseases and conditions.
Study results suggest DH education programs may need to revise didactic and clinical curriculum to ensure students graduate at a level of clinical competency for assessing and managing peri-implant conditions and diseases. DH educational programs should consider requiring clinical patient experiences for the assessment and management of peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis to prepare students for their professional role.
本研究旨在探讨口腔卫生（DH）教育计划在种植体周围疾病和状况管理方面的教学和临床课程。具体目的是：（1）评估目前是否在教学和临床 DH 课程中纳入了有关种植体周围疾病和状况的循证内容；（2）确定 DH 教育计划是否目前正在为学生提供评估和管理种植体周围疾病和状况的临床能力水平。
对负责种植体周围疾病和状况教学和临床课程的 331 个美国入门级计划的 DH 教师进行了横断面研究。该调查于 2019 年 8 月通过 Qualtrics 以电子方式进行，回复率为 26%。
结果表明，理论课程向 DH 学生教授了种植体周围黏膜炎和种植体周围炎的病因（98%）、临床特征（98%）和导致这些种植体疾病的危险因素（96%）。在理论教学环境中确定学生能力水平的评估方法包括测验/考试（98%）、基于案例的考试（63%）和书面论文（6%）。85%的人报告说，在临床环境中，DH 学生无需为患有种植体周围疾病和状况的患者提供护理。
研究结果表明，DH 教育计划可能需要修改教学和临床课程，以确保学生在评估和管理种植体周围状况和疾病方面达到临床能力水平。DH 教育计划应考虑为种植体周围黏膜炎和种植体周围炎的评估和管理要求临床患者体验，以使学生为其专业角色做好准备。
