Dental students' perceptions of self-efficacy and cultural competence with school-based programs. J Dent Educ 2012 Sep;76(9):1175-82
Date
09/04/2012Pubmed ID
22942413Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84865983978 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 20 CitationsAbstract
This study explored perceptions of first-year dental students' self-efficacy, cultural competence, and intent to provide care in school-based settings before and after the completion of an oral health educational rotation with inner-city public school children. The oral health educational rotation is mandatory for all first-year dental students at Marquette University School of Dentistry (MUSoD). Pre- and post-rotation surveys on perceptions of self-efficacy, cultural competence, and intent to provide care in school-based settings were administered online to first-year dental students at MUSoD. The pre- and post-rotation survey response rates were 75 percent and 70 percent, respectively. The percentages of students reporting a dentist as a family member in the pre and post surveys were 36.7 percent and 39.3 percent, respectively. Students who reported having a dentist as a family member had significantly higher adjusted odds for self-efficacy (1.73, CI: 1.06-2.84) and cultural competence (2.03, 95 percent CI: 1.03-4.00). Dental students' participation in a mandatory oral health education rotation was associated with an increase in self-efficacy and cultural competence, but not with their intent to provide dental care in school-based settings.
Author List
Gundersen D, Bhagavatula P, Pruszynski JE, Okunseri CAuthors
Pradeep Bhagavatula BDS, MPH, MS Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Clinical Services department at Marquette UniversityChristopher Okunseri DDS,MS Associate Professor and Director in the Clinical Services department at Marquette University
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Career ChoiceChild
Cultural Competency
Curriculum
Dental Care for Children
Education, Dental
Female
Humans
Male
Odds Ratio
Poverty Areas
School Dentistry
Self Efficacy
Statistics, Nonparametric
Students, Dental
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wisconsin
