Dental Students%26apos; Perceptions of Self-Efficacy and Cultural Competence with School-Based Programs

作者：Gundersen David; Bhagavatula Pradeep; Pruszynski Jessica E; Okunseri Christopher^*

来源：Journal of Dental Education, 2012, 76(9): 1175-1182.

• dental students
• cultural competence
• self-efficacy
• oral health education
• community-based dental education

This study explored perceptions of first-year dental students%26apos; 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%26apos; 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.

• 出版日期2012-9