A Teaching Tool for Establishing Risk of Oral Health Deterioration in Elderly Patients: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation at a U.S. Dental School

Journal of Dental Education
Leonardo MarchiniDavid C Johnsen

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a learning strategy using critical thinking to teach dental students how to assess the risk of rapid oral health deterioration (ROHD) among elderly patients. A learning guide was developed using risk factors identified in the literature and the steps that expert faculty members apply in their clinical decision making, summarized in a set of ten steps. A new system of labeling risk was developed for the elderly population, which correlates the level of risk with the amount of disease. Participants in the study were all 91 fourth-year dental students in two subsequent classes who took part in a five-week Geriatrics and Special Needs Clinic rotation in the spring of 2015 and 2016. The students were introduced to the ROHD concept and asked to use the guide in a presentation during their rotation. The students were graded on an A, G, or M scale (Applied concept, Grasped and applied concept, or Missed application of concept). Students were also asked to assess their learning experience, and their answers were thematically grouped and analyzed. For eight of the ten steps, at least 93% of the students were graded A or G. The exceptions were the steps about developing a communications pl...Continue Reading

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Jun 6, 2020·Journal of Dental Education·Satheesh ElangovanLeonardo Marchini
Sep 10, 2020·Journal of Dental Education·Rohit U NairXian J Xie
Aug 28, 2019·Clinical and Experimental Dental Research·Kecia S LearyDavid C Johnsen
Jul 24, 2020·Journal of Dental Education·Trevor CraigLeonardo Marchini
Apr 10, 2019·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Leonardo MarchiniAdina Jucan
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Jan 1, 2021·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Kalliopi KonstantopoulouGregory Polyzois
Oct 14, 2021·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Tanner StorbeckLeonardo Marchini

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