ArticleBMC palliative care2022
Dental needs in palliative care and problems in dental hygienist education: survey study of palliative care ward homepage, university syllabus, and academic conference abstracts.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough end-of-life patients have a variety of oral-related symptoms, the involvement of dentists and dental hygienists in the palliative care teams is limited. This study investigates the current state of palliative care education in universities that train dentists and dental hygienists and the need for dentistry in the clinical setting of palliative medicine in Japan.
methodsFirst, we investigated the involvement of dentistry in hospitals with palliative care units from a website. The number of reports on palliative care presented by dental hygienists at academic conferences around 2016, when the public medical insurance system in Japan covered oral care for patients with terminal illnesses, were examined. We also surveyed the syllabuses of the university that trained nurses, dentists, and dental hygienists to determine their education regarding palliative care.
resultsOf the 376 hospitals with palliative care units, 176 (46.8%) had dentistry in the hospital. Additionally, 321 hospitals (85.4%), which included those without dentistry, responded that they provided oral care by dentists and dental hygienists in the palliative care unit. There were only two presentations on palliative care in the annual meetings of the two major academic societies by dental hygienists between 2012 and 2016. However, this number increased rapidly to 47 between 2017 and 2020. The syllabus surveys showed that, compared to nursing universities, universities that trained dentists or dental hygienists had lesser education in palliative care. Furthermore, education in the universities that trained dental hygienists was mostly related to the oral care of patients with terminal illnesses, while the physical and mental conditions of end-of-life patients were not well educated.
conclusionConsidering that society requires the involvement of dental hygienists in the field of palliative care, it is necessary to enhance basic and clinical education of palliative care in universities that train dentists and dental hygienists to provide good oral care to patients with terminal illnesses and contribute to improving their quality of life.
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