Implementing Evidence-based Behavioral Skills in Pediatric Oral Healthcare Providers
University of Florida
Summary
The goal of this behavioral, interventional clinical trial is to provide a specialized workshop training for dental providers (e.g., dentists, hygienists, assistants) to improve interactions with young children (2-10 years old) and parents/caregivers. The training is derived from a well-established behavior management program for preschoolers, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Change in behavior of dental providers * Acceptability of training by dental providers All participants will receive the same behavior training; however, one group will receive the training on a delayed schedule. Researchers will compare the immediate intervention and control group to see if the training was effective in the dental providers usage of skills.
Description
This is a cluster randomized clinical trial, with a two-group, parallel, delayed treatment design. After being informed abut the study and potential risks, all dental provider participants giving written informed consent will be randomized by dental clinic/office to one of the two groups, the training (immediate intervention) group or the delayed (control) training group. Both groups will be filmed using very small and unobtrusive digital video recorders in their dental office/practice/clinic prior to the training workshop to assess for behavioral skills used with their child patients, child…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Dental Providers * Licensed dentist, licensed or certified dental hygienist, or dental assistant * Provides (or willing to consider providing) dental treatment for children between 2 years and 10 years old -\>= 18 years old * Fluent in spoken and written English * Willing to be videotaped Parent/Caregivers * Understands spoken and written English * Willing to be videotaped * Provide signed and dated informed consent form * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study Child Dental Patients * Child between 2 years, 0 months,…
Interventions
- BehavioralImmediate intervention Group
The immediate intervention group will be video recorded in office and participate in the training workshop and assessment methods two months after.
- BehavioralDelayed intervention (control) Group
The delayed training group will also be video recorded in office but will wait an additional two months and then participate in the training and assessment methods as with the original training group.
Locations (4)
- University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas
- University of FloridaGainesville, Florida
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia