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Training dental and nondental professionals together: the oral health gerontology fellows program
Author(s) -
HOLTZMAN JOSEPH M.,
BOMBERG THOMAS J.,
BERKEY DOUGLAS B.,
ENTWISTLE BEVERLY A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1988.tb00691.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , oral health , family medicine , medical education
This project demonstrated the feasibility of training dental and nondental professionals to develop and implement programs in oral health care of older adults. Eight self‐guided study modules were developed and tested. Trainees drawn from dentistry, dental hygiene, nursing, and planning/administration completed a 6‐month individualized training program under the guidance of faculty mentors. Program structure, content, and implications are discussed.