Integrating community service-learning into a dental hygiene curriculum: a document analysis.
| Autor: | Khabra K; School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CANADA., Compton SM; School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CANADA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD [Can J Dent Hyg] 2024 Feb 01; Vol. 58 (1), pp. 26-33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 01 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Community service-learning (CSL) aims to promote civic engagement among students and deepen their understanding of social issues, connecting students to communities where they may practise as future health care providers. This study's aims were two-fold: first, to determine whether incorporating a non-dental community service-learning experience into a fourth-year behavioural science course can develop abilities related to the dental hygiene baccalaureate competencies; second, to examine the overall student learning experience. Methods: Seven community agencies presented projects to the dental hygiene class, and students individually selected their top 3 choices. Projects were diverse, ranging from literacy tutoring to creating a program plan or hosting a public virtual event with an interprofessional health panel discussing nutrition. Dental hygiene students participated in a 20-hour placement with one community project and completed individual reflection journals that focused on their experience. Using a document analysis approach, the authors examined the reflection journals through an iterative process to identify themes. Results: Ten student reflections were analysed and three themes emerged: 1) increased social awareness; 2) application of dental hygiene core competencies; and 3) the challenges of the learning experience. Students consistently discussed how the project allowed them to apply 5 dental hygiene core competencies and how their learning experience aligned with their future professional role as a dental hygienist. Students articulated increased understanding of their individual privilege and awareness of social issues in their community. Conclusions: Participation in non-dental CSL increased dental hygiene students' social awareness of local communities. Students demonstrated an ability to apply their learning to their developing competencies as future dental hygienists. Competing Interests: The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2024 CDHA | ACHD.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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