Overview
Context of Smile4life National Oral Health Improvement Programme - Inclusive Evaluation to Assess the Impact of Co-designed Resources at University of Dundee
United Nations Habitat estimates that 150 million people are affected by homelessness worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic further aggravated this scenario of health and social inequalities. The oral health/health needs of homeless people have been perceived within Scottish health policy as part of the broad goal of reducing health inequalities.
People affected by homelessness are particularly vulnerable and are four times more likely to die prematurely than others. Inclusive approaches to engage with this population and sustain their engagement with health and social care services is crucial. Smile4life, the Scotland’s national oral health improvement programme for people experiencing homelessness conducted the world’s largest survey on oral health and health needs, revealing poorer oral health and health related quality of life, with limited access to services.
Despite this, practitioners working with these groups do not always feel confident to engage and to discuss health needs with this population.
As highlighted by research evidence an essential factor to improve engagement with services and practitioners is the deeper involvement of ‘expert by experience’ in the co-design of educational and training resources. The use of these resources can positively impact practitioners’ ability to communicate and to engage with people experiencing homelessness, welcoming them into the services.
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Aims of PhD project
To evaluate the impact of Smile4life’s ‘Do Not Give Up on Us’ national package of resources for improving the oral health/health knowledge and engagement of people experiencing homelessness, in healthcare and community settings.
- Objective 1: To understand what stakeholders think should be the key performance indicators of Smile4life educational and training resources.
- Objective 2: To develop an evidence-based framework for the purposes of evaluating impact of educational resources.
- Objective 3: To evaluate the Smile4life national package of resources, using this newly developed framework.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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- You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
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4825 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4825 GBP per year during 36 months.
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