@article{f944b7852a8e4edf8034f64dc64dd038,
title = "Integrating oral health curricula into nurse practitioner graduate programs: Results of a US survey",
abstract = "Background and purpose: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are a significant segment of the US primary care workforce and have a pivotal role in improving access to oral health (OH) care. The purpose of this research was to assess OH curricular integration in primary care NP programs and to examine factors that influence integration and satisfaction with graduates{\textquoteright} level of OH competence. Methods: A cross-sectional, national survey of NP programs (N = 466) was conducted using an electronically distributed 19-item, self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis included univariate, bivariate, multivariate statistics, and logistic regression modeling. Conclusions: The large majority of pediatric, family, and adult–gerontology primary care programs are educating NP graduates about OH. Significant factors promoting integration and satisfaction with graduates{\textquoteright} level of competence included the presence of a faculty champion and routine teaching by a dental professional or nondental OH expert. Implications for practice: With adequate OH education, NPs are ideally positioned to integrate OH and primary care services in practice, thereby, improving access to OH care.",
keywords = "Curriculum, Oral health, Primary care.",
author = "Dolce, {Maria C.} and Judith Haber and Savageau, {Judith A.} and Erin Hartnett and Riedy, {Christine A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) under grant number UH1HP29962, titled Academic Units for Primary Care Training and Enhancement. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the US Government. Funding Information: Acknowledgments: Expository: Author 1 has received honoraria from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine for her membership on the steering committee for Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum. Personal: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) under grant number UH1HP29962, titled Academic Units for Primary Care Training and Enhancement. The authors acknowledge the coprincipal investigators of CIPCOH: Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School; and Russell S. Phillips, MD, Director, Center for Primary Care, and William Applebaum Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 American Association of Nurse Practitioners",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1097/JXX.0000000000000079",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "638--647",
journal = "Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners",
issn = "2327-6886",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "11",
}