Comparison of knowledge between dental hygiene and nursing students, focusing on understanding of terminology related to oral health management

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  • KUZUSHIMA Saya
    The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo, Department of Dental Hygine
  • IKEDA Rie
    The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo, Department of Dental Hygine

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  • 歯科衛生学生と看護学生における学習内容の比較
  • 歯科衛生学生と看護学生における学習内容の比較 : 口腔健康管理に関する用語の理解を中心に
  • シカ エイセイ ガクセイ ト カンゴ ガクセイ ニ オケル ガクシュウ ナイヨウ ノ ヒカク : コウコウ ケンコウ カンリ ニ カンスル ヨウゴ ノ リカイ オ チュウシン ニ
  • －口腔健康管理に関する用語の理解を中心に－

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Abstract

<p>In recent years, public demand for the provision of oral health management has grown.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to investigate the oral health management of dental hygiene and nursing students, especially their knowledge and the content that they learn in the area of oral hygiene management, and to examine any differences in knowledge between them and determine the association between the educational content of both student groups.</p><p>The survey subjects were 73 dental hygiene students enrolled in a 3-year junior college in the metropolitan area and 70 nursing students enrolled in a 4-year university in the metropolitan area. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was distributed and recovered by mail, and the responses were summed for statistical analysis.</p><p>The results of this survey showed that dental hygiene students had more learning opportunities about teeth and oral cavity than nursing students. Many dental hygiene students and nursing students have experience performing oral health management practical training on each other within the group, and it became clear that both dental hygiene and nursing students were decidedly aware of oral health management. It was also revealed that neither dental hygiene nor nursing students sufficiently recognized each other’s duties, indicating the need for better information sharing and professional cooperation in the future.</p><p>From this study, we believe that dental hygienists must actively provide information and cooperate with nurses as experts in oral health management.</p>

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