Geriatric dentistry course effect against ageism among dental students: A cohort study.

IF 0.9 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Special Care in Dentistry Pub Date : 2024-11-10 DOI:10.1111/scd.13086

Mariana Sarmet Smiderle Mendes, Ana Gabriela Logatto de Oliveira, Maria Aparecida Neves Jardini, Fang Qian, Leonardo Marchini

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of geriatric dentistry courses as a combating strategy against ageism among dental students.

Methods: A pre-post prospective study was conducted in three different dental schools located in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, that offered geriatric dentistry courses in their curricula. A questionnaire specifically developed for this research and the "Ageism Scale for Dental Students" (ASDS) were applied before and after geriatric dentistry courses in all three dental schools.

Results: Among 184 dental students, 51.6% (n = 95) improved their ageism scores. Dental students who improved ASDS scores were more likely to be from a public dental school (56 .7% vs. 40.4%; p = .040), in their 8th and 10th semesters (56 .7% vs. 40.4%; p = .040), and females (55 .6% vs. 36.8%; p = .040). Other factors such as age, ethnicity, history of living with older adults, history of taking care of older adults, and knowledge of ageism were not significantly associated with ageism score improvement. Only institutional affiliation and age remained significant predictors in the final model.

Conclusion: In this study, the main variables correlated with reducing ageism among dental students were institutional affiliation and age.

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老年牙科课程对牙科学生中年龄歧视的影响：一项队列研究。

目的：本研究旨在调查老年口腔医学课程作为打击牙科学生中年龄歧视策略的有效性：在位于巴西圣保罗州的三所不同的牙科学校开展了一项前瞻性研究，这些学校都在其课程中开设了老年牙科课程。在所有三所牙科学校开设老年牙科课程之前和之后，都采用了专门为本研究编制的调查问卷和 "牙科学生年龄歧视量表"（ASDS）：在 184 名牙科学生中，51.6%（95 人）的年龄歧视评分有所改善。ASDS 分数有所提高的牙科学生更有可能来自公立牙科学院（56.7% 对 40.4%；p = .040），就读于第八和第十学期（56.7% 对 40.4%；p = .040），并且是女性（55.6% 对 36.8%；p = .040）。年龄、种族、与老年人共同生活的历史、照顾老年人的历史以及对老龄歧视的认识等其他因素与老龄歧视得分的提高没有显著关系。在最终模型中，只有机构隶属关系和年龄仍是重要的预测因素：在这项研究中，与减少口腔医学生年龄歧视相关的主要变量是院校隶属关系和年龄。

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Special Care in Dentistry DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

14.30%

发文量

120

期刊介绍： Special Care in Dentistry is the official journal of the Special Care Dentistry Association, the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. It is the only journal published in North America devoted to improving oral health in people with special needs.