Oral Health Training Program for Pediatric Residents - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Information provided by:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00846066

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a web based training program on pediatric residents' knowledge about preventive oral health and to compare the effect of the addition of hands on training by a pediatric dentist on their skills, confidence, opinions and change in practice related to preventive oral health.

Condition	Intervention
Oral Health	Other: Hands on training Other: Web based training

MedlinePlus related topics: Dental Health

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Effective Educational Instruction in Preventive Oral Health: Hands On Training Versus Web Based Training: A Randomized Control Trial

Further study details as provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Documentation of oral exam and fluoride varnish application by pediatric residents [ Time Frame: 4 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	56
Study Start Date:	October 2006
Study Completion Date:	September 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Hands on Training: Experimental	Other: Hands on training Hands on training by a pediatric dentist on preventive oral health Other: Web based training Web based training alone
Web based Training Web based training alone	Other: Web based training Web based training alone

Detailed Description:

Objectives:

To assess the effect of WBT (web based training) on residents' knowledge of preventive oral health.
To compare the addition of HOT (hands on training) to 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 knowledge by a pre-test/post-test questionnaire, and 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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	22 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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 offsite
Residents refusing consent for inclusion of results in study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00846066

Locations

United States, Missouri
Childrens Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108

Sponsors and Collaborators

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Nasreen J Talib, MD,MPH

Children's Mercy Hospital

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics ( Nasreen Talib )
Study ID Numbers:	IRB# 06 10-150E
Study First Received:	February 13, 2009
Last Updated:	February 17, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00846066 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

educational research,
instructional methods,
Hands on training,
Web based training,
pediatric residents

preventive oral health,
dental caries,
Instructional strategies in Preventive Oral health
Web-based training on Preventive Oral Health
Hands on Training on Preventive Oral Health

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Dental Caries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009