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Workshop Component/Attribute Score, Mean (Range) Helpfulness of training session presentationsa Introduction to CIPCOH 4.50 (4-5) Ice breaker 3.83 (3-5) Making the case that oral health matters 5.00 (5-5) Working with state resources 4.50 (4-5) Resources for oral health teaching 4.83 (4-5) Using EPAs and core competencies to guide teaching efforts 4.50 (3-5) How to assess an oral health curriculum 4.50 (3-5) Recap/highlights from session 1 4.50 (4-5) Identifying schools and programs in your state 4.50 (4-5) Case studies in changing oral health curriculum 4.17 (3-5) Role playing—making the case, changing the curriculum 4.17 (3-5) Implementing evaluation 4.33 (3-5) Reporting efforts to date/recommendations using template 4.17 (3-5) Agreement level regarding workshop content and conductb The two 4-hour workshops were the right amount of learning time. 4.00 (2-5) The workshops could have been shorter in time without a loss of attention to the individual sessions’ goals. 3.50 (2-5) Some of the materials could have been presented asynchronously without a loss to group learning. 3.33 (2-5) The workshops could have been longer with more detailed attention to each segment. 1.50 (1-2) The workshop format (eg, a combination of didactics/interactive discussions, via Zoom) was easy to follow. 4.50 (4-5) The workshop content was presented in an engaging manner. 4.33 (3-5) During the training sessions, there was sufficient opportunity for addressing my needs as an OHEC for my state. 4.67 (4-5) Preworkshop websites/documents that were sent before the first training were valuable resources for me. 4.50 (4-5) Resources related to the workshop content (eg, database of state-specific information, slide decks of presentations, contact information for targeting new recruits) were useful to me/helped me to formulate my next steps. 4.83 (4-5) Confidence level to begin framing own toolkitc Knowing where to find resources within my state for identifying and recruiting future OHECs 4.17 (3-5) Knowing where to find resources for training future OHECs 4.17 (3-5) Knowing where to find EPAs and other competencies/standards for training OHECs who will be working with trainees from different disciplines and specialties 4.00 (3-5) Identifying some case studies and/or role-playing activities to help future OHECs with potential “pushback” from program directors for incorporating oral health into primary care training programs 3.67 (3-4) Knowing how to develop some internal evaluation assessments to monitor my own progress in rolling out an OHEC program in my state 3.33 (3-4) Knowing how to develop some external evaluation assessments to monitor the progress of learners 3.33 (3-4) Understanding the OHCET to assess health professions schools/programs curriculum and future needs 4.33 (4-5) CIPCOH = Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health; EPAs = entrustable professional activities; OHCET = Oral Health Curriculum Evaluation Tool; OHEC = oral health education champion.
↵a Extent to which the workshop presentations helped in planning next steps as a statewide oral health champion (1 = not at all helpful to 5 = very helpful).
↵b Level of agreement regarding workshop attributes (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree).
↵c Confidence level to begin framing their own toolkit for identifying and training the next level of OHECs in their state (1 = very low to 5 = very high).
Metric Alabama Delaware Hawaii Iowa Missouri Tennessee Academic programs engaged by OHECs Medical schools X X X X Family medicine residency X X X X Internal medicine residency X Pediatrics residency X X Medicine-pediatrics residency X Physician assistant programs X X X Family nurse practitioner programs X X X Pediatric nurse practitioner programs X Adult-gerontology primary care training program X Doctor of nursing practitioner program X Resources used by OHECs to engage programs Oral health coalitions X X State center for nursing X National discipline-specific primary care associations X Departments of Public Health and other state offices X X X X X Dental faculty X X X X Colleagues in the university X X Peer OHECs and/or 100MMC team X X Other previous relationships X X Lists developed by CIPCOH X X X Modalities used by OHECs to recruit programs Informational e-mails/telephone calls X X X X X X Introductory meeting X X X X Introductory presentations X X X Informational flyers X X Tools prepared by CIPCOH (curriculum mapping tools and OHCET tool) X X X X X X Media publicity X Training modalities developed by OHECs and primary care programs Implementation of an oral health elective X Fluoride varnish implementation in clinics, trainings, and/or workshops X X X X X Dental sealant programs X X Student projects and/or mentorship of students X X Cases incorporated into courses X X X Presentations and lectures delivered by OHECs, program faculty, dentists, etc X X X X X X Oral health challenges X Oral health day X Asynchronous material such as informational and training videos X X 100MMC = 100 Million Mouths Campaign; CIPCOH = Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health; OHCET = Oral Health Curriculum Evaluation Tool; OHEC = oral health education champion.
