title: Interdisciplinary delivery of oral health care student-training components.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the interdisciplinary nature of oral health care components within Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). A questionnaire was designed to elicit descriptive information from AHEC program directors. The questionnaire surveyed the entire population of 37 AHEC project directors identified by the National AHEC Program Office. A total of 23 of 37 questionnaires were returned, for an overall response rate of 62%. Results indicate that dental and dental hygiene students are learning alongside other student health care professionals in an interdisciplinary environment. These oral health care components incorporate a variety of classroom delivery methods, such as problem-based learning, interdisciplinary learning, and reflective sessions. The survey also revealed numbers of students and programs involved in current interdisciplinary activities.
authors.affiliation: Participal, Inc. Dental Services, 2434 Valencia NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA. Scaler4U@aol.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Lackey
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D001113:Area Health Education Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States