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Research ArticleInnovations in Dental Hygiene Education

Training Dental Hygiene Students to Care for Patients with Disabilities

Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, Ellen Gohlke, Karen Fallone and R. Curtis Bay
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2023, 97 (5) 43-57;
Ann Eshenaur Spolarich
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA
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Ellen Gohlke
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA
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Karen Fallone
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA
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R. Curtis Bay
Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA
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    Demographic data (n=294)

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    Pretest and posttest scores assessing dental hygiene students’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefsa

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    Student performance on the “Overcoming Obstacles to Oral Health: A Training Program for Caregivers of People with Disabilities and Frail Elders” (OOOH) Posttest (n = 293)

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    Student performance on the “Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities” (POCPDD) Posttest (n = 293)

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    Type of disability present among patients treated by dental hygiene students on clinical rotation (n = 61)

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    Dental hygiene treatment procedures performed by dental hygiene students on clinical rotation (n = 255)

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    Modifications made to dental hygiene treatment performed by dental hygiene students on clinical rotation (n = 227)

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    Examples of dental hygiene student comments reported for eight identified themes.

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