Oral Cancer Screening Among Nursing Home Dentists in Ohio

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-03-31

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Learning about oral cancer screening practices, knowledge, and opinions of Ohio nursing home dentists may help the study of oral cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying oral cancer screening among nursing home dentists in Ohio.

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Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* To develop a comprehensive sample of nursing home dentists in Ohio.
* To document knowledge of oral cancer detection among these dentists.
* To describe opinions of these dentists about oral cancer screening competency.
* To describe the current oral cancer screening practices of these dentists.

OUTLINE: Participants are stratified according to geographical location (urban vs rural).

A comprehensive sample of nursing home dentists practicing in Ohio are contacted through a recruitment letter and are asked to respond to questions regarding oral cancer screening practices, knowledge of oral cancer detection, and opinions about oral cancer screening using a newly developed survey, which is based on parts of an existing, pre-tested instrument (Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Survey).

Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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survey administration

Nursing home dentists practicing in Ohio are contacted through a recruitment letter and are asked to respond to questions regarding oral cancer screening practices, knowledge of oral cancer detection, and opinions about oral cancer screening using a newly developed survey, which is based on parts of an existing, pre-tested instrument (Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Survey).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Dentist practicing either full-time or part-time in a nursing home setting in the state of Ohio

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes