Application of principles learned in a prevention-focused pediatric dental residency curriculum to professional practice.

Autor: Ramos-Gomez F; Division of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Kinsler JJ; Division of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Wang Y; School of Dentistry, Section of Public and Population Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Parkinson S; Division of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Pike N; School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of dental education [J Dent Educ] 2024 Aug 06. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 06.
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13670
Abstrakt: Purpose: This study examined whether pediatric dentists who participated in a pediatric dental residency program focusing on disease prevention and management training and screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) were applying these principles to their professional practice upon graduation.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, a one-time-only online survey was disseminated to 75 pediatric dentists who graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles's training program between 2012 and 2022. The 21-item survey included questions on demographics, patient population characteristics, and application of preventive dentistry and SDOH to their professional practice. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were used to assess survey items.
Results: The survey response rate was 64%. Over two-thirds (67%) of alumni reported accepting Medicaid, 34% saw patients in a medically underserved area and all reported seeing children with special needs in their practice. Strategies used to address SDOH in their practice included providing anticipatory guidance (98%) and educating families on oral disease prevention and screening for SDOH (96%). Alumni accepting patients with Medicaid/public health insurance were more likely to address SDOH in their practice, such as assisting patients with filling out Medicaid paperwork (p < 0.05), conducting outreach to underserved communities (p < 0.05), and using interpreters in their practice (p < 0.01) in comparison with alumni not accepting patients with Medicaid/public health insurance.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a pediatric dental residency program may be successful in training residents to educate children, families, and special needs patients on disease prevention and management in an ethical and culturally sensitive manner and screen for SDOH during patient visits.
(© 2024 American Dental Education Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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