Assessing oral health content in nondental professional association websites

Objectives Determine the prevalence and type of oral health (OH) content among nondental health professional associations' websites. Methods Fifty‐nine organizations were selected from three lists of health professional associations and categorized as physician‐, nurse‐ and other healthcare‐rel...

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Published in:Journal of public health dentistry 2021-09, Vol.81 (3), p.240-244
Main Authors: Weintraub, Jane A., Jamison, Alice R., Rozier, R. Gary, Atchison, Kathryn A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dentistry
health occupations
Hygiene
Internet
Medical personnel
nurses
oral health
Oral hygiene
physicians
Web sites
website interprofessional
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Summary:Objectives Determine the prevalence and type of oral health (OH) content among nondental health professional associations' websites. Methods Fifty‐nine organizations were selected from three lists of health professional associations and categorized as physician‐, nurse‐ and other healthcare‐related professions. Eight dental search terms were used on searchable websites. Six types of OH information were collected. Websites were assessed for any OH content and comparisons made. Frequencies, chi‐square, and Fisher extract test statistics were calculated. Results Thirty‐five (59 percent) of websites had any OH information content. Twenty (34 percent) had OH authored content, 10–19 percent had OH webpages, interest groups, or initiatives, CE courses or webinars, or curriculum information. The term “oral hygiene” gave the greatest yield and “dentistry” the least. No significant differences in existence of “Any OH content” was found between each organization type versus others. Conclusion Many nondental professional associations could increase OH website content and education with assistance from dental organizations.
ISSN:0022-4006
1752-7325
DOI:10.1111/jphd.12441