Falcon Christela Ivon, Coplen Amy E, Davis-Risen Saje, Korte Dina, Fontana Margherita, Furgeson Danielle
J Dent Hyg. 2020 Jun;94(3):6-15.
The state of Oregon developed the expanded practice dental hygienist (EPDH), to address oral health care disparities. The establishment of collaborative practice agreements between dental hygienists (DH) and physician assistants (PA), has created a need for interprofessional education (IPE) for future interprofessional collaboration with EPDHs. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an IPE intervention on future interest in collaborative practice agreements. Current and former DH and PA students from Pacific University Oregon (n=420) were invited to participate in an electronic survey. The 39-item survey included questions related to an annual IPE activity and questions related to collaborative practice agreements between PAs and EPDHs. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. A total of 80 DHs and PAs completed the survey for a response rate of 19%. There were high levels of agreement between DHs and PAs in regards to valuing the expertise of other health care providers, teamworking skills and interprofessional collaboration for a better understanding of a patient's condition. Only 18.9% (n=7) of the DH respondents and 25.6% of the PA respondents (n=11) were aware of the collaborative practice agreements for Oregon EPDHs. Participants from DH and PA disciplines agreed patient care is improved by collaborative practice fostered through interprofessional education activities. Multiple approaches may be needed to increase knowledge on the EPDH collaborative practice agreements with PAs in Oregon.
俄勒冈州设立了扩展执业口腔卫生士（EPDH），以解决口腔医疗保健方面的差异问题。口腔卫生士（DH）与医师助理（PA）之间协作执业协议的建立，使得未来与扩展执业口腔卫生士进行跨专业协作的跨专业教育（IPE）成为必要。本研究的目的是评估一项跨专业教育干预措施对未来协作执业协议兴趣的影响。来自俄勒冈州太平洋大学的现任和前任口腔卫生士及医师助理专业学生（n = 420）受邀参与一项电子调查。这份包含39个项目的调查问卷包括与年度跨专业教育活动相关的问题以及与医师助理和扩展执业口腔卫生士之间协作执业协议相关的问题。使用描述性统计方法对数据进行分析。共有80名口腔卫生士和医师助理完成了调查，回复率为19%。在重视其他医疗保健提供者的专业知识、团队合作技能以及跨专业协作以更好地了解患者病情方面，口腔卫生士和医师助理之间达成了高度共识。只有占比18.9%（n = 7）的口腔卫生士受访者和占比25.6%的医师助理受访者（n = 11）知晓俄勒冈州扩展执业口腔卫生士的协作执业协议。来自口腔卫生士和医师助理专业的参与者一致认为，通过跨专业教育活动促进的协作执业能够改善患者护理。可能需要多种方法来增加对俄勒冈州扩展执业口腔卫生士与医师助理协作执业协议的了解。
