更明亮的微笑 - 护理离职者直接访问牙科护理途径
Alexandra Ward1, Robert Witton2, Louise Sezgin3
1Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, Plymouth, United Kingdom. alexandra.ward@plymouth.ac.uk.
British dental journal
|March 14, 2026
概括
一个新的护理离职者 (CLs) 牙科诊所改善了获得口腔卫生服务的机会. 这种直接接入模式在减少弱势群体的牙科不平等方面表现有前途.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 牙科医学 牙科医学
- 社会护理 社会护理 社会护理
背景情况:
- 口腔疾病是一个重大的全球健康挑战.
- 护理离职者 (CLs) 的牙损伤率不成比例地高,并且面临牙护理的障碍.
- 现有的医疗保健系统往往无法满足像CLs这样脆弱人群的特定口腔健康需求.
研究的目的:
- 概述一个专门为护理离职者 (CLs) 的牙科诊所的发展.
- 通过牙科治疗师为CLs提供直接牙科护理.
- 分享牙科专业人员和参与诊所运营的专业护士的见解.
主要方法:
- 明亮的微笑诊所于2023年11月在英国普利斯成立.
- 开发涉及到利益相关者商和与地方当局服务和专业护士的合作.
- 该诊所提供预防护理,早期干预,并促进必要的转诊.
主要成果:
- 在直接接入下工作的牙科治疗师被证明是有效的.
- 跨学科的协作和创伤相关的护理对这群人来说至关重要.
- 挑战包括诊所容量有限和患者焦虑,尽管获得和结果有所改善.
结论:
- 使用牙科治疗师的直接接入牙科护理模式可以显著提高弱势群体的口腔健康.
- 这种方法有可能减少护理人员之间的口腔健康不平等.
- 需要进一步开发以解决能力限制和患者特定需求.
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