Oral Pathology Asynchronous Telementoring Pilot Study

The tele-mentoring intervention involves training dental faculty members and residents to use intraoral cameras to take photographs of oral lesions and place them in the Dentrix electronic health record (EHR), along with descriptions of the lesions. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study will evaluate and enhance the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a tele-mentoring component into the identification of oral lesions at the 6 FHC dental clinics.

Inclusion criteria

Dental patients will be eligible for study participation if they meet the following criteria:

• Greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
• Live in any of the 5 boroughs of New York, NY and visit a participating FHC dental clinic for routine dental care.
• Able and willing to provide informed consent, have their oral lesion(s) photograph(s) and accompanying data entered into the Dentrix EHR, and participate in an exit interview.

Dental providers will be eligible for study participation if they meet the following criteria:

• Greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
• Be employed as a dentist or placed as a dental resident at a participating FHC dental clinic.
• Able and willing to provide informed consent and participate in feasibility testing (provider survey or semi-structured interview).

Exclusion criteria

Dental patients will be excluded from study participation if they meet the following criteria:

• Have an acute or terminal illness or a serious mental illness or any other severe health condition(s) that might preclude visiting an oral health care provider.
• Are currently participating in another oral health study.

Dental providers will be excluded from study participation if they meet the following criteria:

• Have an acute or terminal illness or a serious mental illness or any other severe health condition(s) that might preclude them from completing the feasibility testing.