Sophia Elisabeth Vollath1, Alex Bobak2, Sarah Jackson3, Sabine Sennhenn-Kirchner4, Philipp Kanzow5, Annette Wiegand5, Tobias Raupach1,3,6. 1. Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. 2. Wandsworth Medical Centre, London, UK. 3. Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK. 4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany. 5. Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. 6. Division of Medical Education Research and Curriculum Development, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Smoking is one of the world's major health problems and dental professionals are in a unique position to promote smoking cessation. However, according to the current literature, neither dental students nor dentists feel adequately prepared to counsel smokers. The purpose of this study was to develop and implement a teaching intervention on smoking cessation for fourth-year dental students and assess its effectiveness in terms of learning outcome on knowledge, communication skills and attitudes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective intervention study, students in the intervention group (n = 28) participated in ateaching module consisting of a podcast, an interactive lecture, a seminar, and small-group sessions with role-play interactions. Knowledge, communication skills and attitudes were measured using written examinations and an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) at the end of the module and 6 months later. Results were compared with data from a historical control group (n = 27) receiving standard teaching. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, students in the intervention group had higher scores in the knowledge test (67.1% vs 41.8%; P < .001; d = 2.8) as well as in the OSCE (74.9% vs 44.7%; P < .001; d = 2.3) and also retained more knowledge (52.7% vs 36.5%; P < .001; d = 2.0) and skills (71.8% vs 47.6%; P < .001; d = 2.5) over a period of 6 months. Attitudes were similar across groups and time-points. CONCLUSION: The teaching intervention equipped dental students with specific knowledge and skills required to effectively counsel smoking patients. Further research is required to assess the transfer of these skills to the clinical setting.
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BACKGROUND: Smoking is one of the world's major health problems and dental professionals are in a unique position to promote smoking cessation. However, according to the current literature, neither dental students nor dentists feel adequately prepared to counsel smokers. The purpose of this study was to develop and implement a teaching intervention on smoking cessation for fourth-year dental students and assess its effectiveness in terms of learning outcome on knowledge, communication skills and attitudes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective intervention study, students in the intervention group (n = 28) participated in a teaching module consisting of a podcast, an interactive lecture, a seminar, and small-group sessions with role-play interactions. Knowledge, communication skills and attitudes were measured using written examinations and an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) at the end of the module and 6 months later. Results were compared with data from a historical control group (n = 27) receiving standard teaching. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, students in the intervention group had higher scores in the knowledge test (67.1% vs 41.8%; P < .001; d = 2.8) as well as in the OSCE (74.9% vs 44.7%; P < .001; d = 2.3) and also retained more knowledge (52.7% vs 36.5%; P < .001; d = 2.0) and skills (71.8% vs 47.6%; P < .001; d = 2.5) over a period of 6 months. Attitudes were similar across groups and time-points. CONCLUSION: The teaching intervention equipped dental students with specific knowledge and skills required to effectively counsel smoking patients. Further research is required to assess the transfer of these skills to the clinical setting.
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