MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of a screening and linkage intervention for adverse social determinants of health (aSDoH) on oral health linkage to care for emergency department patients. Researchers will compare three groups: Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 1+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * No evidence of lack of capacity to provide verbal informed consent (as documented in the chart). * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available by phone for the duration of the study (as reported by the patient) * Unmet oral health needs as ascertained by the Hope Home (adult) or Gazzaz (pediatric) questions * Adult (age ≥18 years old) ED patient or pediatric ED patient (\>1 year of age) presenting with parent or legal guardian. Parent will be th…
Interventions
- BehavioralGeneral information provision
Patients will receive information with general oral health and aSDoH resources.
- BehavioralGeographic information provision
Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
- BehavioralNavigational assistance
Patients will receive phone-based navigational assistance from the study navigator.
Location
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts