Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 415 Lansing St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2023 Apr;38(2):485-496. doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02144-0. Epub 2022 Mar 17.
Literature suggests that deficiencies among dental professional students in both knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) and its association with oropharyngeal cancers (OPC), as well as its risk factors implicating the prevalence of HPV, may be due to the lack of HPV-related education during professional schooling. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an online learning tool to educate dental and dental hygiene students about HPV and its association with OPC, rapidly evolving disease patterns, and dental professionals' role in HPV-associated OPC prevention efforts. A three-section online learning module was developed to improve dental professionals' comfort levels with, and knowledge of, HPV. The participants were recruited to participate in surveys before and after the intervention. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were computed to study the effectiveness of the modules in improving the knowledge of students about this topic. Pre-intervention survey participants totaled 142, and 107 participants answered the post-intervention survey. The majority of the study participants had some baseline understanding of HPV prior to accessing the modules. After reviewing the modules, there was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of respondents who identified OPC (p = 0.01), vaginal cancer (0.02), vulvar cancer (0.04), and penile cancer (0.01) as associated with HPV. A gap in the understanding of HPV vaccine-eligible groups was noted in almost half of the participants; while most participants could correctly identify that boys and girls aged 9-12 years were eligible to get the vaccine, the gap in knowledge in this regard was related to "25-year-old with an abnormal pap result." Due to the evolving nature of this topic, there is a need to find new and effective methods of disseminating HPV-related information among the existing and future dental workforce.
文献表明，牙科专业学生在人乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 及其与口咽癌 (OPC) 的关联、HPV 相关风险因素以及 HPV 的流行率方面的知识和意识可能存在不足，这可能是由于在专业学习期间缺乏与 HPV 相关的教育。本研究旨在评估在线学习工具在教育牙科和牙科保健学生了解 HPV 及其与 OPC、快速演变的疾病模式以及牙科专业人员在 HPV 相关 OPC 预防工作中的作用方面的有效性。开发了一个三部分的在线学习模块，以提高牙科专业人员对 HPV 及其与 OPC、快速演变的疾病模式以及 HPV 相关 OPC 预防工作中的作用的舒适度和知识水平。参与者被招募来参与干预前后的调查。使用描述性统计和卡方分析来研究模块在提高学生对该主题的知识方面的有效性。干预前调查参与者总计 142 人，107 人回答了干预后调查。大多数研究参与者在访问模块之前对 HPV 有一定的了解。在查看模块后，回答与 HPV 相关的 OPC（p=0.01）、阴道癌（0.02）、外阴癌（0.04）和阴茎癌（0.01）的受访者比例有统计学显著增加。近一半的参与者注意到 HPV 疫苗接种资格人群存在差距；虽然大多数参与者能够正确识别 9-12 岁的男孩和女孩有资格接种疫苗，但这方面的知识差距与“有异常巴氏结果的 25 岁”有关。由于该主题的不断发展，需要找到新的和有效的方法在现有和未来的牙科劳动力中传播 HPV 相关信息。
