What influences dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults? A scoping review

Alexandre F Bulgarelli; Camila M Santos; Luísa H N Tôrres; Christopher A Childs; Fernanda L R Souza; Gabriela Hammes Gehrke; Leonardo Marchini

doi:10.1002/jdd.13193

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What influences dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults? A scoping review

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What influences dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults? A scoping review

Alexandre F Bulgarelli, Camila M Santos, Luísa H N Tôrres, Christopher A Childs, Fernanda L R Souza, Gabriela Hammes Gehrke and Leonardo Marchini

Journal of dental education, Vol.87(6), pp.813-824

06/2023

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13193

PMID: 36928643

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the literature to evaluate dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults. A scoping review was performed following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses/PRISMA guidelines to identify articles from four electronic databases: MEDLINE via the PubMed interface, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and AgeLine. Gray literature searches were also performed in Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses-Health and Medicine. Eleven articles were assessed. The majority (72, 72%) were published between 2011 and 2020, evidencing various contexts of dental students, such as different countries and cultures, and levels of education. The most commonly used tool/instrument to survey dental students' attitudes was the Aging Semantic Differential Scale. Student age, race, and marital status did not seem to interfere with dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults. Dental students tend to have a positive attitude toward older people. In this context, female students, students who interact with older people, and clinical students have more positive attitudes than male and nonclinical students.

patient-dentist relationships

undergraduate dental

dental care for aged

professional attitudes

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Title: Subtitle: What influences dental students' attitudes regarding the treatment of older adults? A scoping review
Creators: Alexandre F Bulgarelli - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Camila M Santos - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Luísa H N Tôrres - Departament of Stomatology, Postgraduate Program in Dental Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Christopher A Childs - University of Iowa
Fernanda L R Souza - Departament of Stomatology, Postgraduate Program in Dental Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Gabriela Hammes Gehrke - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Leonardo Marchini - Case Western Reserve University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of dental education, Vol.87(6), pp.813-824
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13193
PMID: 36928643
NLM abbreviation: J Dent Educ
ISSN: 0022-0337
eISSN: 1930-7837
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 03/16/2023
Date published: 06/2023
Academic Unit: Hardin Library
Record Identifier: 9984378112602771

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