Inclusion of Oral-Systemic Health in Predoctoral/Undergraduate Curricula of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Schools Around the World: A Preliminary Study

摘要: There is increasing evidence that oral health a critical component of overall and poor may lead to initiation or exacerbation chronic inflammatory diseases/conditions adverse pregnancy outcomes. Added this an awareness among non-dental care professions curricula (e.g., medicine, nursing, pharmacy, allied health) there apparent lack information regarding the interrelationships between recognition significance in achieving sustaining general This study explored amount related oral-systemic science currently being taught predoctoral/undergraduate professional medical schools English-speaking universities around world. The Oral-Systemic Health Educational Curriculum Survey was circulated online associate academic deans at medical, pharmacy across Canada, United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand. survey found 53.7 percent respondents ranked inclusion as somewhat important, 51.2 reported no limited requirements incorporate education within their curricula, 59.6 rated current inadequate. majority students these programs are not instructed examine mouth, nor they how perform examination. Despite growing emerging relationships recommendations all providers should contribute enhancing health, knowledge base appears be substantially deficient many universities. provides first formal documentation professions, specifically do contain adequate content health.