Background

The educational value of interprofessional education (IPE) experiences inside a dental clinic are largely unexplored. Increasing research suggests that pharmacists, as medication experts, may positively impact dental care in collaborative settings and dentists, as oral health experts, may provide insightful knowledge and understanding to pharmacists. The purpose of this project was therefore to investigate perceptions and associated learning outcomes of a dental clinic-based IPE experience between pharmacy and dentistry students.

Educational activity and setting

A total of eight pharmacy students and eight dentistry students were paired for this activity. Students were oriented to project procedures and then arranged to meet for one patient visit to the dental clinic. Paired students collaboratively conducted a patient assessment inside the dental clinic with a real patient and discussed any follow-up required. Following this activity, student perceptions were measured using a cross-sectional survey.

Findings

Overall, student perceptions were greatly positive, but students suggested more than one clinic encounter would be ideal for increasing the impact of learning. The primary collaborative learning outcome identified as part of this activity was role clarification.

Summary

Findings support further development of IPE between pharmacy and dentistry students within a dental clinic but call for the redesign of the activity using a longitudinal approach.

中文翻译：

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通过牙科诊所的跨专业教育和合作，确定药学和牙科学生之间的看法和主题学习成果

背景

牙科诊所内跨专业教育 (IPE) 体验的教育价值在很大程度上尚未得到探索。越来越多的研究表明，药剂师作为药物专家，可能会对协作环境中的牙科护理产生积极影响，而牙医作为口腔健康专家，可能会为药剂师提供有见地的知识和理解。因此，该项目的目的是调查药学和牙科学生对基于牙科诊所的 IPE 体验的看法和相关学习成果。

教育活动和环境

共有八名药学学生和八名牙医学生配对参加此次活动。学生们接受了项目程序的指导，然后安排了一位患者到牙科诊所就诊。配对学生在牙科诊所内与一名真实患者合作进行患者评估，并讨论所需的任何后续行动。在这项活动之后，使用横断面调查测量了学生的看法。

发现

总体而言，学生的看法非常积极，但学生建议不止一次的诊所接触对于增加学习的影响是理想的。作为该活动一部分的主要协作学习成果是角色澄清。

概括

调查结果支持牙科诊所内药学和牙科学生之间 IPE 的进一步发展，但要求使用纵向方法重新设计活动。