Conference abstract
Multidisciplinary approach to oral disease prevention: should we depend more on the auxiliary cadres of dentistry? presenting the ‘primary oral health worker´ program of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:13(20).03
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.13.20.880
Archived on: 03 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Auxiliary dental staff, basic package of oral care, dental training, oral health, primary health care
Oral presentation
Multidisciplinary approach to oral disease prevention: should we depend more on the auxiliary cadres of dentistry? presenting the ‘primary oral health worker´ program of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Joshua Biodun Adeoye1,&, Hassan Abdullahi2, Mohammed Idris2, Adetokunbo Rafel Adebola3, Sonny Olukayode Jeboda1
1Department of Preventive Dentistry, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 2Dental & Maxillofacial Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, 3Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: a proposed solution to the inadequate dental manpower need of Nigeria is the utilization of dental auxiliaries trained as primary oral health workers (POHWs). POHWs trained in the ways of the Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) can be employed in primary healthcare (PHC) settings where they are closer to the populace. This is more so in the northern part of the country, where a large number of these cadres are under-employed in government facilities. The study aims to present the POHW program of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Department of Dental Public Health and to evaluate BPOC provided in PHC settings by a team of POHWs, using clinical and economic indices.
Methods: in this mixed methods study, dental auxiliaries employed by AKTH were trained for 6 months by a community dentist to provide the BPOC; including a therapist, surgery assistant, and a surgery technician. They were subsequently provided with individual “treatment days” at two PHC centres operated by AKTH for 12 months. They will be compared using relevant clinical and economic outcomes, including against the training community dentist. A simultaneous socio-demographic evaluation of dental auxiliaries in Kano state is being carried out to provide an analytical framework for the entire study.
Results: oral health status and attendance indices of clinic attendees before and after treatment, and treatment costs in terms of materials and treatment time are being captured for each dental auxiliary.
Conclusion: the dental auxiliary manpower profile of Kano state will also be gotten.
Multidisciplinary approach to oral disease prevention: should we depend more on the auxiliary cadres of dentistry? presenting the ‘primary oral health worker´ program of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Joshua Biodun Adeoye1,&, Hassan Abdullahi2, Mohammed Idris2, Adetokunbo Rafel Adebola3, Sonny Olukayode Jeboda1
1Department of Preventive Dentistry, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 2Dental & Maxillofacial Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, 3Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: a proposed solution to the inadequate dental manpower need of Nigeria is the utilization of dental auxiliaries trained as primary oral health workers (POHWs). POHWs trained in the ways of the Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) can be employed in primary healthcare (PHC) settings where they are closer to the populace. This is more so in the northern part of the country, where a large number of these cadres are under-employed in government facilities. The study aims to present the POHW program of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Department of Dental Public Health and to evaluate BPOC provided in PHC settings by a team of POHWs, using clinical and economic indices.
Methods: in this mixed methods study, dental auxiliaries employed by AKTH were trained for 6 months by a community dentist to provide the BPOC; including a therapist, surgery assistant, and a surgery technician. They were subsequently provided with individual “treatment days” at two PHC centres operated by AKTH for 12 months. They will be compared using relevant clinical and economic outcomes, including against the training community dentist. A simultaneous socio-demographic evaluation of dental auxiliaries in Kano state is being carried out to provide an analytical framework for the entire study.
Results: oral health status and attendance indices of clinic attendees before and after treatment, and treatment costs in terms of materials and treatment time are being captured for each dental auxiliary.
Conclusion: the dental auxiliary manpower profile of Kano state will also be gotten.
