Oral cancer prevention and early detection: using the PRECEDE-PROCEED framework to guide the training of health professional students

Teaching cancer prevention and detection is important in health professional education. It is desirable to select a comprehensive framework for teaching oral cancer (OC) prevention and detection skills. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model was used to design a randomized pretest and posttest study of the OC pr...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2007-12, Vol.22 (4), p.250-253
Main Authors: Cannick, Gabrielle F, Horowitz, Alice M, Garr, David R, Reed, Susan G, Neville, Brad W, Day, Terry A, Woolson, Robert F, Lackland, Daniel T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence
Control Groups
Core curriculum
Counseling
Curriculum
Dental Schools
Dentists
Disease prevention
Education
Education, Dental
Educational Measurement
Epidemiology
Health care
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel - education
Humans
Intervention
Medical students
Models, Educational
Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis
Mouth Neoplasms - prevention & control
Oral cancer
Problem-Based Learning
Professional Education
Schools
Students, Dental
Teaching Methods
Time Factors
Tobacco
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Summary:Teaching cancer prevention and detection is important in health professional education. It is desirable to select a comprehensive framework for teaching oral cancer (OC) prevention and detection skills. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model was used to design a randomized pretest and posttest study of the OC prevention and detection skills of dental students (n = 104). OC knowledge, opinions, and competencies were evaluated. Second year students in the intervention group were more competent than those in the control group. The novel use of PRECEDE-PROCEED sets a precedent for designing a standardized OC curriculum for a wide range of health professional disciplines.
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/BF03174125