Identification of Pediatric Oral Health Core Competencies through Interprofessional Education and Practice

Table 1

Student reflections on interprofessional experiences.

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General dental students reflections

(i) PNPs were helpful in calming the anxious child

(ii) PNPs were able to demonstrate ways to work with crying children

(iii) It gave us an opportunity to work with other professionals

(iv) I showed them what caries looked like

(v) I enjoyed working with the PNPs. They did not have the mindset of doing the dental work and leaving: they were much more engaged

with the children

PNP students reflections

(i) I was surprised to see the amount of children who had dental caries. The importance of educating parents in our practices and

collaborating with dental professionals is evident

(ii) Opportunities for collaboration include effective behavior modification strategies and reducing the child’s anxiety and fears

(iii) Anticipatory guidance is so needed

   (a) The parent of an overweight child who would not cooperate in the dental clinic offered to take the child to McDonalds

   (b) The parent of an underweight child who would not cooperate offered to give the child a sticker

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