Interprofessional learning in a student-run dental clinic: The effect on attitudes of students in oral healthcare

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into change in attitudes held by students in oral healthcare about interprofessional learning and collaboration after one year of work in a student-run dental clinic (SRDC). Third- and fourth-year bachelor of dental hygiene students (n= 223) and first- and second-year master of dentistry students (n=206) participated in baseline and follow-up measurements and completed 580 questionnaires. The Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) was used to measure changes in attitudes toward Interprofessional Education (IPE) during participation in the SRDC. To validate the questionnaire for the setting, professional groups, and language of RIPLS, we performed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Two modified subscales remained: “Teamwork & Collaboration” and “Negative Professional Identity.” Mixed linear regression analysis was used to assess relationships between students’ attitudes toward IPE and participation in the SRDC. Overall, the students had positive attitudes toward IPE. At baseline, the attitudes of the dental hygiene and dentistry students were almost equally positive. After one year, dental hygiene students demonstrated a significantly more positive attitude toward collaborative learning and teamwork than the dentistry students. Further research should investigate whether the positive attitudes impact behavior in professional practice.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2zg-fu4n
PID https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-gd-k9me
Metadata Access https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:206133
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Creator Kersbergen, M.J. ORCID logo
Publisher HAN University of Applied Sciences
Contributor Kersbergen, M.J.; MSc M.J. Kersbergen (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
Publication Year 2021
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Language English
Resource Type Dataset
Format SPSS (.sav); application/x-cmdi+xml
Discipline Other