Non-Cochrane · intervention · PM41398674
Effects of interprofessional education on dental hygiene students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Choi Eun-Mi, Park Su-Kyung · BMC medical education · 2025 · PubMed · doi:10.1186/s12909-025-08356-4
Findings
Population Dental hygiene students (and other undergraduate health students) participating in interprofessional education
2 findings
| Interprofessional education (IPE) activity | Pre-intervention baseline (pre-post, single-group) | Interprofessional socialization and valuing (ISVS-9 A/9B score) Post-intervention versus pre-intervention · Dental hygiene education | MD -0.23 [-0.48, 0.01] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 104 participants |
| Interprofessional education (IPE) activity | Pre-intervention baseline (pre-post, single-group) | Readiness for interprofessional learning (RIPLS score) Post-intervention versus pre-intervention · Dental hygiene education | MD -0.05 [-0.07, -0.03] GRADE not reported 2 studies · 275 participants |
Included primary studies 33
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateah 2011 Stereotyping as a barrier to collaboration: Does interprofessional education make a difference? PMID:20655633 | 2011 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Borrego 2000 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Brame 2019 Collaborative Educational Experiences of Dental Hygiene and Audiology Students. PMID:31015302 | 2019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Carbonaro 2008 Integration of e-learning technologies in an interprofessional health science course. PMID:18278648 | 2008 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Chavis 2024 In-person to virtual interprofessional education: Teamwork attitudes and skills among dental and dental hygiene students. PMID:38965679 | 2024 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Claiborne 2020 Innovative Collaborative Service-Learning Experience among Dental Hygiene and Nurse Practitioner Students: A pediatric oral health pilot… PMID:32554413 | 2020 | this review only | Interprofessional socialization and valuing (ISVS-9 A/9B score) | not extracted yet |
| Claiborne 2021 Dental hygiene and public health students' perception of an online interprofessional education applied learning activity. PMID:34227693 | 2021 | this review only | Interprofessional socialization and valuing (ISVS-9 A/9B score) | not extracted yet |
| Claiborne 2023 Health Profession Students' Interprofessional Socialization and Values Toward a College-Based Virtual Interprofessional Education Activity. PMID:38036469 | 2023 | this review only | Interprofessional socialization and valuing (ISVS-9 A/9B score) | not extracted yet |
| Coan 2019 Collaboration of Dental Hygiene and Nursing Students on Hospital Units: An Interprofessional Education Experience. PMID:31154435 | 2019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Kanji 2020 Assessing dental hygiene students' readiness for interprofessional learning and collaborative practice. PMID:32092156 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Karpa 2019 Geriatric Assessment in a Primary Care Environment: A Standardized Patient Case Activity for Interprofessional Students. PMID:31911935 | 2019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Kersbergen 2023 Interprofessional learning in a student-run dental clinic: The effect on attitudes of students in oral healthcare. PMID:35686994 | 2023 | this review only | Readiness for interprofessional learning (RIPLS score) | not extracted yet |
| Klein 2020 Audiology and oral health professional students: An interprofessional education collaboration. PMID:32396654 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Lary 1997 Breaking down barriers: multidisciplinary education model. PMID:9268783 | 1997 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| McGregor 2018 Dental and Dental Hygiene Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Education. PMID:30642999 | 2018 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Mitchell 2018 Effect on Dental Hygiene Students of a Substance Use Simulation Conducted with Nursing Students. PMID:29717070 | 2018 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Noritake 2025 Educational effects of dental hygiene student intervention in dental student clinical practicum. PMID:40224027 | 2025 | this review only | Readiness for interprofessional learning (RIPLS score) | not extracted yet |
| Otsuka 2016 An Inter- and Intraprofessional Education Program in Which Dental Hygiene Students Instruct Medical and Dental Students. PMID:27587573 | 2016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Patel 2022 An exploratory, cross-sectional and multi-institutional study using three instruments to examine student perceptions of interprofessional… PMID:33957855 | 2022 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Quick 2019 Creating and Evaluating Skills-Based Training in Working with Spoken-Language Interpreters for Oral Health Professions Students. PMID:31154434 | 2019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Reinders 2017 Perceived Dentist and Dental Hygienist Task Distribution After Dental and Dental Hygiene Students' Team Intervention. PMID:28365605 | 2017 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Reinders 2018 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Reinders 2023 Interprofessional identity and motivation towards interprofessional collaboration. PMID:37073763 | 2023 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Reutter 2022 Attitudes of Dental Hygiene and Nursing Students Following a Simulation Activity. PMID:35190496 | 2022 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Rothmund 2017 Oral Manifestations of Menopause: An Interprofessional Intervention for Dental Hygiene and Physician Assistant Students. PMID:29378803 | 2017 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Shiyanbola 2012 Evaluation of a student-led interprofessional innovative health promotion model for an underserved population with diabetes: a pilot… PMID:22574763 | 2012 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Son 2021 The Effects of Simulation Problem-Based Learning on the Empathy, Attitudes toward Caring for the Elderly, and Team Efficacy of… PMID:34574583 | 2021 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Stone 2023 A Novel Simulation Program for Interprofessional Health Literacy Training. PMID:37552489 | 2023 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Stull 2016 Examining the influence of professional identity formation on the attitudes of students towards interprofessional collaboration. PMID:26833108 | 2016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Thompson 2016 Working together: Using a unique approach to evaluate an interactive and clinic-based longitudinal interprofessional education experience… PMID:27797628 | 2016 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Williamson 2023 Evaluating an interprofessional pharmacy and dental hygiene case-based learning activity with student reflections. PMID:37024353 | 2023 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Woll 2020 Working With Interpreters as a Team in Health Care (WITH Care) Curriculum Tool Kit for Oral Health Professions. PMID:32352031 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Zahra 2019 The benefits of integrating dental and dental therapy and hygiene students in undergraduate curricula. PMID:30294830 | 2019 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Dental hygiene students or undergraduate healthcare students with IPE experience | Dental hygiene students, mostly with dentistry, nursing, medicine and pharmacy students (n=33 studies) |
| Intervention | Educational, teaching or learning strategies with students from two or more healthcare professions | IPE using simulation, case-based learning, clinical practicum, classroom sessions, team-based learning |
| Comparison | Not specified | Pre-intervention baseline (mostly single-group pre-post); some control groups |
| Outcomes | Competencies, attitudes, readiness, knowledge, satisfaction (measurable pre-post outcomes) | RIPLS (n=2 studies, 275); ISVS-9 A/9B (n=3 studies, 104); ICCAS, TSS, knowledge and other self-developed measures narratively |
| Study designs | RCTs, quasi-experimental, pre-post, quantitative or mixed-methods studies | 33 studies: 18 pre-post, 7 quasi-experimental, 4 cross-sectional, 2 RCTs, 2 mixed-methods |
| Timing | Not specified | Single session to three-year programs |