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    This document discusses strategies for encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among oral health professionals and patients who are vaccine hesitant. It recommends using motivational interviewing, which is an effective strategy that is patient-centered and allows individuals to clarify ambivalence about vaccines in a supportive environment. Alternative strategies to address barriers include using vaccine ambassadors to improve equity and access, and standardizing vaccine policies across medical providers to increase trust in health information.

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    This document discusses strategies for encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among oral health professionals and patients who are vaccine hesitant. It recommends using motivational interviewing, which is an effective strategy that is patient-centered and allows individuals to clarify ambivalence about vaccines in a supportive environment. Alternative strategies to address barriers include using vaccine ambassadors to improve equity and access, and standardizing vaccine policies across medical providers to increase trust in health information.

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    This document discusses strategies for encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among oral health professionals and patients who are vaccine hesitant. It recommends using motivational interviewing, which is an effective strategy that is patient-centered and allows individuals to clarify ambivalence about vaccines in a supportive environment. Alternative strategies to address barriers include using vaccine ambassadors to improve equity and access, and standardizing vaccine policies across medical providers to increase trust in health information.

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    This document discusses strategies for encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among oral health professionals and patients who are vaccine hesitant. It recommends using motivational interviewing, which is an effective strategy that is patient-centered and allows individuals to clarify ambivalence about vaccines in a supportive environment. Alternative strategies to address barriers include using vaccine ambassadors to improve equity and access, and standardizing vaccine policies across medical providers to increase trust in health information.

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    Undergraduate Student

    Professional Presentation
    Program
    Strategies for Encouraging
    COVID-19 Vaccination Among
    Oral Health Professionals and
    Patients Who Are Vaccine
    Hesitant
    Background Information

    ● Lower rates of vaccine


    acceptance were
    shown among
    healthcare
    professionals,
    particularly nurses and
    nursing assistants.1

    2
    Graph adapted from Gurenlian JR, Eldridge LA, Estrich CG, Battrell A, Lynch A, Morrissey RW, et al. COVID-19 Vaccine intention and hesitancy of dental hygienists in the
    United States. J Dent Hyg. 2022;96(1):5-16.
    Rates of transition from vaccination
    intention to vaccination

    ● Dental Hygienist as
    preventive specialist.2

    2
    Table adapted from Gurenlian JR, Eldridge LA, Estrich CG, Battrell A, Lynch A, Morrissey RW, et al. COVID-19
    Vaccine intention and hesitancy of dental hygienists in the United States. J Dent Hyg. 2022;96(1):5-16.
    Motivational
    Interviewing Partnership

    Motivational
    Evocation Interviewing Acceptance
    Spirit

    Compassion

    3
    Gagneur A. Motivational interviewing: A powerful tool to address vaccine hesitancy. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2020;46(4):93-97.
    Published 2020 Apr 2. doi:10.14745/ccdr.v46i04a06
    Strategies: Motivational Interviewing
    Processes: Objectives:

    Open questions To evoke responses and avoid doubts

    Affirmation To encourage the individual and highlight their strengths

    Reflective listening/ Simple reflection: what the individual says


    summaries Complex reflection: what the individual means

    How to give information/ advice: ELICIT = ask what the individual knows and
    ask permission to complete. SHARE = provide the information /advice on the
    Elicit-Share-Elicit subject. ELICIT = verify what the individual has understood and what they will
    do with this information

    3
    Table adapted from Gagneur A. Motivational interviewing: A powerful tool to address vaccine hesitancy. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2020;46(4):93-97. Published 2020 Apr 2.
    doi:10.14745/ccdr.v46i04a06
    The Vaccinated Hygienist and the
    Vaccine Hesitant Patient.3
    Open questions: “What do you think about the COVID-19 vaccine?”
    “What do you understand about it?”

    Affirmation: “The health and safety of your family is important to you.”

    Reflective listening: “You have read articles about the relationships between vaccines and
    disorders such as autism.” “What matters most to you is that your family is as healthy as
    possible.”

    Elicit-Share-Elicit: “If you agree, I could give you some additional information for studies on
    COVID vaccines.” (Elicit) “More than 500 additional studies around the world have demonstrated
    that there is no link between the vaccine and autism.” (Share) “What do you think?” (Elicit)
    Alternative Strategies to Consider and
    Conclusion
    Motivational Interviewing is an effective
    Alternative Strategies Barriers Addressed
    strategy to encourage vaccine-hesitant
    individuals:4
    Vaccine Ambassadors Equity, access, mistrust,
    mis - and disinformation, ● Patient-centered
    cultural relevance ● Identifies an individual’s intrinsic
    reason for change, rather than
    Medical Provider Policy, mistrust, health
    Vaccine Standardization literacy imposing a change
    ● Allows patient to elicit, clarify, and
    Workplace vaccination Access, cost, prevailing resolve ambivalence and to perceive
    social norms, friction benefits and costs
    5
    12 Covid-19 Vaccination strategies for your community. Centers for Disease Control and ● Creates a supportive environment!
    Prevention. Published November 3, 2021. Accessed April 29, 2022.
    https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/vaccinate-with-confidence/community.html.
    References
    1. Al-Amer R, Maneze D, Everett B, Montayre J, Villarosa AR, Dwekat E, et al. COVID-19 vaccination
    intention in the first year of the pandemic: A systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2022;31(1-2):62-86.
    doi:10.1111/jocn.15951

    2. Gurenlian JR, Eldridge LA, Estrich CG, Battrell A, Lynch A, Morrissey RW, et al. COVID-19 Vaccine
    intention and hesitancy of dental hygienists in the United States. J Dent Hyg. 2022;96(1):5-16.

    3. Gagneur A. Motivational interviewing: A powerful tool to address vaccine hesitancy. Can Commun Dis
    Rep. 2020;46(4):93-97. Published 2020 Apr 2. doi:10.14745/ccdr.v46i04a06

    4. Rubak S, Sandbaek A, Lauritzen T, Christensen B. Motivational interviewing: a systematic


    review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Pract. 2005;55(513):305-312.
    5. 12 Covid-19 vaccination strategies for your community. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Published November 3, 2021. Accessed April 29, 2022.
    https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/vaccinate-with-confidence/community.html.

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