Burger A D, Boehm J M, Sellaro C L
College of Health and Human Services, Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA.
J Dent Hyg. 1997 May-Jun;71(3):117-22.
The objective of the dental disease prevention and early intervention program at Youngstown State University is to 1) educate future dental hygienists on the provision of primary care in a non-traditional dental care setting and 2) provide access to preventive and simple restorative care for an underserved rural Appalachian population. Through their education in dental public health courses, students are prepared to provide preventive oral healthcare services to underserved populations in non-traditional clinical settings. Senior dental hygiene students in the dental public health course sequence work in pairs, along with a supervising dentist using a mobile dental unit at the Child and Family Health Services Clinic in Lisbon, Ohio. Ninety-eight hours of preventive oral health services and simple restorative care were provided in 1996. Student evaluations of the overall extramural clinical experience were positive. The program is an example of a collaborative community-based approach to meet the oral health needs of low-income families.
1）教育未来的牙科保健员在非传统牙科护理环境中提供初级护理；2）为服务不足的阿巴拉契亚农村人口提供预防和简单修复护理服务。通过牙科公共卫生课程的学习，学生们准备好在非传统临床环境中为服务不足的人群提供预防性口腔保健服务。牙科公共卫生课程序列中的高年级牙科保健专业学生两人一组，与一名监督牙医一起，在俄亥俄州里斯本的儿童与家庭健康服务诊所使用移动牙科设备开展工作。1996年提供了98小时的预防性口腔健康服务和简单修复护理。学生们对整个校外临床体验的评价是积极的。该项目是一种基于社区的合作方法的范例，以满足低收入家庭的口腔健康需求。
