An investigation into the cognitive flexibility of undergraduate dental hygiene students at two dental schools in Asia.

Cognitive flexibility Dental hygiene students Japan Soft skills Taiwan

Journal

Journal of dental sciences
ISSN: 2213-8862
Titre abrégé: J Dent Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101293181

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 15 02 2024
revised: 05 03 2024
medline: 30 9 2024
pubmed: 30 9 2024
entrez: 30 9 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Cognitive flexibility is a personality trait, which can influence how effectively a healthcare professional can manage a challenging clinical situation. This study explored the cognitive flexibility of undergraduate dental hygiene students at two universities in Asia to gather baseline information in order to consider whether there was an educational need for pre-clinical students with regards to this personality factor. Participants were all undergraduate dental hygiene students in the 2022 academic year at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; n = 79) and Taipei Medical University (TMU; n = 88). An anonymous questionnaire was distributed, which included questions on demographic information and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI). The response rates were 97.5% (TMDU) and 89.8% (TMU). The CFI total scores were 91.77 for TMDU and 95.87 for TMU, and there was no significant difference between the two schools. The Alternatives scores were significantly higher in TMU than TMDU ( The dental hygiene students from both dental schools exhibit moderate cognitive flexibility. The educators in both dental schools may consider whether they should investigate and develop this personality factor further during the undergraduate training of their dental hygiene students.

Sections du résumé

Background/purpose UNASSIGNED
Cognitive flexibility is a personality trait, which can influence how effectively a healthcare professional can manage a challenging clinical situation. This study explored the cognitive flexibility of undergraduate dental hygiene students at two universities in Asia to gather baseline information in order to consider whether there was an educational need for pre-clinical students with regards to this personality factor.
Materials and methods UNASSIGNED
Participants were all undergraduate dental hygiene students in the 2022 academic year at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; n = 79) and Taipei Medical University (TMU; n = 88). An anonymous questionnaire was distributed, which included questions on demographic information and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI).
Results UNASSIGNED
The response rates were 97.5% (TMDU) and 89.8% (TMU). The CFI total scores were 91.77 for TMDU and 95.87 for TMU, and there was no significant difference between the two schools. The Alternatives scores were significantly higher in TMU than TMDU (
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
The dental hygiene students from both dental schools exhibit moderate cognitive flexibility. The educators in both dental schools may consider whether they should investigate and develop this personality factor further during the undergraduate training of their dental hygiene students.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2024.03.005 PMID: 39347099 PMC: PMC11437248
pubmed: 39347099
doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2024.03.005
pii: S1991-7902(24)00070-9
pmc: PMC11437248
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

2196-2202

Informations de copyright

© 2024 Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

Auteurs

Shin-Ru Liao (SR)

Department of Oral Care for Systemic Health Support, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Naoko Seki (N)

Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Centre for Dental Education, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.

Richard Foxton (R)

Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Centre for Dental Education, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.

Kittichai Sireerat (K)

Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.

Masako Akiyama (M)

Research Administration Division, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Yuna Kanamori (Y)

Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Janelle Moross (J)

Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Kayoko Shinada (K)

Department of Preventive Oral Health Care Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

Sam Li-Sheng Chen (SL)

School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Ikuko Morio (I)

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

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