Do Telehealth Dental Interviews Facilitate in Person Clinical Visits for Patients With Complex Medical Needs?
Boston University
Summary
This randomized clinical trial is an innovative pilot project to determine the acceptance and impact of telehealth visits on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their caregivers, and dentists. The impact of the telehealth visit will be assessed by: 1) determining if the intervention group was more likely to achieve the set goals and 2) Likert scaled surveys of satisfaction of caregivers and dentists. Qualitative data will be collected to inform improvement on clinical interviews by the dentist.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 12–18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Have an appointment for a routine check up at the Pediatric Clinic or Pediatric Health Center at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine * Diagnosis of Intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) * Have a caregiver who is willing to participate in the study * Have a dental provider who is willing to participate in the study * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * None
Interventions
- BehavioralPre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)
The PDT will be a scripted telehealth interview 3-7 days before the scheduled dental visit to review medical and dental history, to evaluate the participants' needs for the dental visit, and to set an agreed goal for the dental visit using shared decision making. The goal wlll be one of the following: Goal 1: exam cleaning only, Goal 2: exam and cleaning, Goal 3: exam, radiographs, and cleaning.
Location
- Goldman School of Dental MedicineBoston, Massachusetts