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Assessment of the University of Michigan's Dental Hygiene Partnership with the Huron Valley Boys & Girls Club: A Study of Students' and Staffs' Perceptions and Service Learning Outcomes

Sarah Christensen Brydges and Anne E. Gwozdek
American Dental Hygienists' Association September 2011, 85 (4) 316-325;
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Abstract

Purpose: The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) requires a health curriculum be taught. With the assistance of the University of Michigan (UM) Dental Hygiene program, these requirements have been addressed at the Huron Valley Boys & Girls Club (HVBGC) through dental hygiene students presenting oral health education to club members throughout the year. This study assessed the outcomes and benefits of the service learning initiative between the UM Dental Hygiene Program and the HVBGC from both the students' and staffs' perceptions.

Methods: Three surveys were distributed: one to the HVBGC staff, one to UM's Dental Hygiene class of 2012 (with no service learning experience at the HVBGC) and one to UM Dental Hygiene classes of 2010 and 2011 (most of whom had experience at the HVBGC). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected and evaluated.

Results: The respondents from the class of 2012 were less knowledgeable about the BGCA and access to care issues. The members of the classes of 2010 and 2011, 79% of whom had HVBGC experience, identified they had benefitted from this service learning experience. The HVBGC staff survey indicated a high level of satisfaction with the student presentations and felt their curricular requirements were being met. Future topics of safety, orthodontics and gardening/nutrition were identified.

Conclusion: This study indicates the service learning initiative has been beneficial for both the UM Dental Hygiene students and the HVBGC. Future studies should use a longitudinal design to obtain baseline and post–service learning data.

  • Service learning
  • access to care
  • dental hygiene curriculum
  • Boys & Girls Club of America

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  • Sarah Christensen Brydges, RDH, BSDH, is a graduate from the University of Michigan Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program. Anne E. Gwozdek, RDH, BA, MA, is Director of the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Programs, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI.

  • This study supports the NDHRA priority area, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: Validate and test assessment instruments/strategies/mechanisms that increase health promotion and disease prevention among diverse populations.

  • Copyright © 2011 The American Dental Hygienists’ Association
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