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NCT Number: NCT00846066

Oral Health Training Program for Pediatric Residents

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the addition of hands on training by a pediatric dentist on the pediatric residents skills, confidence, opinions and practice related to preventive oral health.

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Key information

Conditions

Preventive Oral Health Dental Caries Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

22 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Childrens Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

About this study

Objectives:

To compare the addition of Hands on Training (HOT) to Web Based Training (WBT)on residents' skills, confidence, opinions and practice .

Methods: Pediatric residents participated in WBT on preventive oral health. Then the WBT subjects were randomly assigned to receive HOT by a dentist, or WBT alone. All subjects were assessed on skills in the performance of an oral exam, by direct observation. Residents' confidence regarding oral health counseling, and their opinions about the importance of the incorporation of oral health into the well child visit, was measured by surveys utilizing a Likert scale. Residents' change in practice was assessed by a retrospective chart audit.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Pediatric Residents in the Continuity Care Clinics at Children's Mercy Hospital during the months of January and February 2007

Exclusion criteria

  • Residents on leave of absence
  • Residents who have their Continuity Care Clinics off site
  • Residents refusing consent for inclusion of results in study

Treatment and study plan

Hands on training

Other

Hands on training by a pediatric dentist on preventive oral health

Other names: Active educational training with a pediatric dentist

Web based training

Other

Web based training alone

Other names: Educational Web Based Training for all residents

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Percentage of Correct Skills

    Time frame: 3 months after Hands-on Training (HOT)

    Skills were observed by pediatric dentists for each resident utilizing a six item checklist 3 months after the intervention (HOT) was completed.Each correct skill demonstrated was scored as 1 (16.67%) with a maximum of 6 representing 100%.The mean pecentage of correct skills were measured by direct observation by a pediatric dentist among the WBT alone and WBT+HOT groups

  2. Percent Change From Baseline in Confidence at 4 Months

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

    Confidence was measured by self-administered surveys regarding knowledge and practice of oral health. The surveys used a 4 point Likert scale (1=not confident, 4=very confident).The mean percent of change in the responses of "very confident" was compared between both groups. The percentage change equals {(mean score at 4 months-mean score at baseline)/ mean score at baseline} *100%

  3. Percent Change From Baseline in Opinions Regarding Incorporating Oral Health Into a Well Child Visit at 4 Months

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

    Opinions regarding incorporating oral health into a well child visit was measured by self administered surveys. The surveys used a 4 point Likert scale from 1 for (strongly disagree) to 4 for (strongly agree). Mean percentage change in the "agree" and "strongly agree" responses by the residents was compared between both groups. The percentage change equals {(mean score at 4 months-mean score at baseline)/ mean score at baseline} *100%

  4. Percent Change From Baseline in Practice of Oral Health Based on Pre and Post Study Chart Audit at 6 Months

    Time frame: At baseline and 6 months

    The mean percent change in the documentation of oral health components at a well child visit. This was done by an audit of a random selection of 5 charts of patients who came in for well child visits, completed by each resident at baseline and at 6 months later.We scored this utilizing a 4 item checklist each correct item was scored as 1 (25%), with a maximum of 4(100%). The percentage change used the following formula {(mean score at 6 months-mean score at baseline)/mean score at baseline}*100%

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effective Educational Instruction in Preventive Oral Health: Hands On Training (HOT)Versus Web Based Training (WBT): A Randomized Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Feb 18, 2009
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2015

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