title: Oral cancer prevention and early detection: using the PRECEDE-PROCEED framework to guide the training of health professional students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Teaching cancer prevention and detection is important in health professional education. It is desirable to select a comprehensive framework for teaching oral cancer (OC) prevention and detection skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  The PRECEDE-PROCEED model was used to design a randomized pretest and posttest study of the OC prevention and detection skills of dental students (n = 104). OC knowledge, opinions, and competencies were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Second year students in the intervention group were more competent than those in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The novel use of PRECEDE-PROCEED sets a precedent for designing a standardized OC curriculum for a wide range of health professional disciplines.
authors: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors: Gabrielle F
authors: GF
authors: Cannick
authors: Alice M
authors: AM
authors: Horowitz
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Garr
authors: Susan G
authors: SG
authors: Reed
authors: Brad W
authors: BW
authors: Neville
authors: Terry A
authors: TA
authors: Day
authors: Robert F
authors: RF
authors: Woolson
authors: Daniel T
authors: DT
authors: Lackland
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013335:Students, Dental; D013997:Time Factors