Clinical interprofessional education for dental and pharmacy students to optimize pain management prescribing in a dental surgical setting
Rebecca D. Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS
Adjoint Associate Professor, Long School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Division Head, UT Austin College of Pharmacy
Additional Contributors
Tam T. Van, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry; Kirk Evoy, Pharm.D., BCACP, BC-ADM, CTTS, Adjoint Assistant Professor, Long School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, UT Austin College of Pharmacy; and Justina S. Amie-Lipscomb, Pharm.D., Adjoint Assistant Professor, Long School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, UT Austin College of Pharmacy
LINC Seed Grant Program
This IPE activity was supported by funding through the LINC Seed Grant Program in 2020.
Interprofessional Education Plans
This activity is embedded in the following IPE Plan for the current academic year:
Pharmacy and dental students work collaboratively in a geriatric surgical clinic to provide care to patients with complex medical and dental needs. The activity provides increased clinical knowledge and skill in post-surgical pain management and increased student competencies in clinical IPE behaviors through participation in this novel clinical IPE activity. In 2021, ten pharmacy students and 24 dental students participated. Students collaboratively reviewed patient dental and medical histories and medications before clinic, interviewed the patient as a team, created individualized postoperative pain management plans and provided post-surgical medication counseling.
IPEC Competency Domain(s)Communication
Roles & Responsibilities
Teams & Teamwork
Values & Ethics
IPEC Sub-Competencies Targeted
TT3: Practice team reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
TT4: Use shared leadership practices to support team effectiveness.
VE1: Promote the values and interests of persons and populations in health care delivery, One Health, and population health initiatives.
VE4: Value diversity, identities, cultures, and differences.
RR3: Incorporate complementary expertise to meet health needs including the determinants of health.
RR4: Differentiate each team member’s role, scope of practice, and responsibility in promoting health outcomes.
C3: Communicate clearly with authenticity and cultural humility, avoiding discipline-specific terminology.
C5: Practice active listening that encourages ideas and opinions of other team members.
IPE Activity Details
First Year Offered: 2019Last Year Offered: 2022
Type:
Co-Curricular
Sub-Type:
Clinical
Types of Learners:
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Doctor of Pharmacy
Peer-Reviewed Presentation(s)
Invited Regional Presentation
Higgins V, Moote R. Interprofessional education between student pharmacists and student dentists in dental surgical settings improves collaboration between professions. Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education at University of Texas at Austin, 3rd Annual Interprofessional Health Showcase, April 2021.
National Podium Presentation
Moote R. Clinical interprofessional education between dental and pharmacy students in a surgical setting to improve pain management and collaboration skills and behaviors. National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2021 Nexus Summit, October 2021.
Regional Poster Presentations
Rogers K, Moote R. Optimizing pain management prescribing and pharmacotherapeutic interventions in a dental postoperative setting through interprofessional collaboration between dental and pharmacy. Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education at University of Texas at Austin, 3rd Annual Interprofessional Health Showcase, April 2021.