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dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Mas S
dc.contributor.authorAbuzar, Menaka A
dc.contributor.authorRazak, Ishak A
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Sabariah A
dc.contributor.authorBorromeo, Gelsomina L
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T04:24:54Z
dc.date.available2021-02-26T04:24:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1601-5029
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/idh.12488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/402654
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Representing the largest proportion of healthcare workers, nurses play a significant role in oral health (OH) maintenance as part of a larger effort to promote holistic patient care. The study aims to determine nursing students' perceptions of OH education and practice in Malaysian and Australian nursing schools. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire (content- and face-validated) survey was undertaken, classroom style, amongst final-year nursing students from selected Malaysian (n = 122, Response rate=97.6%) and Australian (n = 299, Response rate=54.7%) institutions. Quantitative data were analysed via Statistical Package for Social Science software (Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, p ≤ 0.01). RESULTS: Significantly more Malaysian nursing students, compared to those in Australia, reported having encountered patients with OH issues (98.4% vs. 82.9%), namely halitosis (87.7% vs. 62.2%), oral ulcers (63.1% vs. 41.1%), oral/dental trauma (36.9% vs. 21.1%) and caries in children (28.7% vs. 7.7%). Less than half of Malaysian and Australian nursing students reported that they received adequate OH training (48.4% vs. 36.6%, p ≤ 0.01), especially in detecting oral cancer (18.0.0% vs. 22.6%, p ≤ 0.01) and preventing oral diseases (46.7% vs. 41.7%, p ≤ 0.01). Students in both countries demonstrated positive attitudes and believed in their role in OH care. Most students agreed that they should receive training in OH, especially in smoking cessation and providing OH care for patients with special needs. They also opined that a standardized evidence-based oral hygiene protocol is needed. CONCLUSION: Support for education and practice in this area of patient care suggested positive implications for further development of nurses' roles in OH promotion and management.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDentistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3203
dc.subject.keywordsdental hygiene
dc.subject.keywordseducation
dc.subject.keywordsnursing
dc.subject.keywordsoral hygiene
dc.titlePerceptions of oral health education and practice among nursing students in Malaysia and Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAhmad, MS; Abuzar, MA; Razak, IA; Rahman, SA; Borromeo, GL, Perceptions of oral health education and practice among nursing students in Malaysia and Australia, International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2021
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-01-24
dc.date.updated2021-02-26T04:20:20Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAbuzar, Menaka


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