Review Article
Identification of Pediatric Oral Health Core Competencies through Interprofessional Education and Practice
Table 1
Student reflections on interprofessional experiences.
| 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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