A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Primary Oral Care
Tooth, Impacted
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Tooth, Impacted focused on measuring cluster-randomised trial, routine oral examination, implementation research, practice based research, CPG, recall interval assignment for routine oral examination, prescription bitewing radiographs, preventive advice and feed back oral disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
GDPs inclusion criteria
- GDPs have to work in general dental practice for at least three days/week and should have practice experience for at least three years. They were eligible if their practice population was characterised by primary oral care patients, consisting of regular attendees, and patient recordkeeping was conducted electronically. GDPs had to give their informed consent to assess and evaluate electronically patient records. Patient data were collected anonymously.
Patient's inclusion criteria
To be eligible for inclusion, patients should meet (fulfil) several criteria, depending on the IQual's CPG to be used (ROE or MIM):
ROE:
- All patients regularly visiting their dentist (at least once a year) over the past three years for ROEs will be included in the study.
MIM:
- All patients regularly visiting their dentist (at least once a year) over the past three years for ROEs are included for the study and, in addition, have to be aged between 17 and 35 years, with disease-free impacted mandibular third molars in retention.
For both group of patients, it is important that they can be linked particular to the participating GDP, especially in practices with more than one GDP occupied
Exclusion Criteria:
Patient's exclusion criteria
ROE:
- Patients with symptomatic driven (emergency) attendance in dental practice, or recently started regular attendance in the participating dental practice (within past three years).
MIM:
- Patients with symptomatic third molars in dental practice, or recently started regular attendance (past three years) or who already had their third molars removed.
Sites / Locations
- University Medical Centre St Radboud
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
I
2
ROE Group Interventions:behaviorial
MIM Group Interventions:behaviorial