Interprofessional Collaboration Among Dental Hygiene and Nursing Students on the Oral Health of Cancer Patients.

Nurs Educ Perspect

About the Authors Debin Warren, RDH, MS, is a dental hygienist and graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Joan Stanek DNP, RN, ANP, is an associate professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Roxanne Mariola Dsouza, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry. Katharine Ciarrocca, DMD, MSEd, and Jennifer L. Brame, EdS, RDH, MS, are associate professors, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry. For more information, contact Dr. Stanek at .

Published: November 2022

One third of patients diagnosed with cancer develop oral complications during cancer treatment. Health care professionals play an important role in the management of patients undergoing cancer therapies; however, optimal oral care for cancer patients is often missing from nursing and dental hygiene curricula. A quasi-experimental mixed-methods study was conducted with accelerated bachelor of nursing and dental hygiene students following a presentation and small-group case review. Pre/post surveys and findings from a debriefing session showed increased confidence to screen, counsel, and refer patients between disciplines compared to a control group.

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