BACKGROUND Assessment of oral condition, oral care, and informing the attending doctor of unusual oral findings for possible consultation or referral to a dentist are the advocated roles of hospital nurses. The objective of the study was thus to assess the roles of Nigerian nurses in the assessment of oral conditions of hospitalized patients. METHODS This questionnaire-based cross-sectional s...

The aim of this study was to evaluate differences with regard to local anesthesia education in Turkish dental schools. Questionnaires designed to collect information about local anesthesia education were sent to the heads of the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of seventeen Turkish dental schools. Eleven returned the completed survey for a response rate of 64 percent. It was determ...

Following years of widespread use in business and medical education, the case study teaching method is becoming an increasingly common teaching strategy in science education. However, the current body of research provides limited evidence that the use of published case studies effectively promotes the fulfillment of specific learning objectives integral to many biology courses. This study teste...

BACKGROUND Oral care plays a clear and important role in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. However, few studies have explored the actual work of oral care by nurses in the intensive care unit. OBJECTIVE To explore intensive care nurses' knowledge of and experiences with the delivery of oral care to reveal less visible aspects of this work. METHODS In an institutional ethnog...

Objective. To assess knowledge and awareness of oral cancer in the early identification of risk factors among undergraduate dental students. Methods. A total of 162 undergraduate (third, fourth, and fifth year) dental students at International Islamic University, Malaysia, were approached to participate in the study, and those who agreed were administered. A 9-item pretested questionnaire conta...

Mucositis, an inflammation of the mucous membranes, is a commonly occurring side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. Oral mucositis can cause significant clinical consequences, such as pain, malnutrition, and local and systemic infections. Nurses have a critical role in all aspects of managing mucositis, including assessing it, teaching oral care, administering pharmacologic interventions, an...

Background: Treatment for patients with deep venous thrombosis relies on persuading the patient to adhere entirely therapeutic plan. Patient education is an important aspect in increasing compliance. Aim: To evaluate effect of teaching booklet on compliance oral anticoagulant drugs among thrombosis. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at va...

ALLES is a new project on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for advanced learners of English, German, Spanish and Catalan in the domain of business and economy. NLP tools and techniques will play an important role in ALLES for evaluating user ́s oral and written production as well as for gathering and tailoring teaching materials.