An Innovative Collaboration Between Dental Hygiene and Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Oral Health and Blood Pressure Initiatives

Abstract

This poster highlights the interaction of students working together across shared clinical skills sets and describes the lessons learned in creating this voluntary relationship between faculties of the BScN program and Dental Hygiene programs. Under the guidance of faculty mentors: Second year BScN students teach first year Dental Hygiene students to take manual blood pressures. Second year Dental Hygiene students teach first year BScN students to perform at beside a basic oral assessment and daily oral care procedures for mentally healthy patients.