Oral health is strongly correlated to systemic health in the United States. Dental professionals play a significant role in addressing the oral health and prevention of disease for populations in the United States. Because many areas in the United States lack access to dental care, the federal government considers dental hygienists part of the solution. It is now paying attention to restrictive dental hygiene scope of practice rules in each state. State dental boards, comprised mainly of dentists, make these rules based on their perception of dental hygienists' lack of education. This study explored fourth-year dental students' perceptions of the dental hygienist's education and scope of practice. This research found that while dental students felt that the dental hygienist would be a positive addition to their future practices, they did not wholly understand the rigors of dental hygiene education. In addition, dental schools may need to educate on the differences between direct and general supervision.

Lors de l'intégration d'infirmières nouvellement diplômées, nommées candidates à l'exercice de la profession infirmière (CEPI), ces dernières s’appuient fréquemment sur l’expérience de leurs collègues infirmières afin de les guider dans les soins à offrir (Ballem et McIntosh, 2014 ; Fink, Krugman, Casey, et Goode, 2008). Ce type de collaboration permet de faire un transfert de connaissances (D’Amour, 2002 ; Lavoie-Tremblay, Wright, Desforges, et Drevniok, 2008) et d’augmenter la qualité des soins offerts (Pfaff, Baxter, et Ploeg, 2013). Cependant, cette collaboration peut être plus difficile à initier sur certaines unités de soins (Thrysoe, Hounsgaard, Dohn, et Wagner, 2012). La littérature disponible portant principalement sur l’expérience qu’en ont les infirmières débutantes, l'expérience des infirmières quant à ce phénomène est encore méconnue. Cette étude qualitative exploratoire inspirée de l'approche de théorisation ancrée avait pour but d'explorer l’expérience d’infirmières de l’équipe de soins quant à la collaboration intra professionnelle durant l’intégration de CEPI en centre hospitalier. Des entrevues réalisées auprès de huit infirmières ont été analysées selon la démarche de théorisation ancrée. Les résultats de cette recherche ont mené à la schématisation de l'expérience d'infirmières quant à la collaboration durant l'intégration des CEPI. Cette schématisation souligne l'importance de la collaboration durant les différentes périodes d’intégration des CEPI ainsi que la complémentarité des rôles infirmiers dans l'équipe de soins, incluant l'assistante infirmière-chef, la préceptrice et l'infirmière soignante. Le résultat de cette collaboration est l’autonomie dans la tâche et le fait d’entrer dans l’équipe. En regard de cette schématisation, des recommandations ont été formulées pour la recherche, la formation, la gestion et la pratique. / When integrating newly graduated nurses, titled candidates for the profession of nursing (CPN), beginners frequently rely on the experience of their colleagues to guide them in providing care (Ballem and McIntosh, 2014 ; Benner, 1982; Fink, Krugman, Casey, and Goode, 2008). The establishment of such professional collaboration allows knowledge transfer (D’Amour, 2002 ; Lavoie-Tremblay, Wright, Desforges, and Drevniok, 2008) and increases the quality of care (Pfaff, Baxter, and Ploeg, 2013). However, the establishment of such collaboration may be difficult to initiate in some wards (Thrysoe, Hounsgaard, Dohn, and Wagner, 2012). The available literature focusing mainly on the experience that has novice nurses, nurses' experience of this phenomenon is still unknown. This exploratory qualitative study inspired by a grounded theory approach was aimed to explore nurses' experience of intra professional collaboration during the integration of CPN in medicine and surgery hospital wards. Semi-structured interviews with eight nurses were analyzed using grounded theory approach. The results of this research led to the mapping of the nurses' experiences of collaboration during CPN integration. This mapping emphasizes the importance of collaboration during the various periods of the CPN integration and the complementary of nursing roles in the health care team, including assistant head nurse, preceptor and staff nurse. The result of this collaboration is the autonomy in task for the CPN and entering the team. Next to this mapping, recommendations were made for research, training, management and practice.