Implementing a Minimal Intervention Dentistry Clinical Protocol for adolescent public dental patients at high risk of dental caries: a pilot study.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Dental caries; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000901000
• Lead Sponsor: Dental Health Services Victoria

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for this study include:
1. Adolescent patients (13-18 years) who hold a concession card or are dependents of a concession card holder.
2. Adolescent patients assessed as being at high risk to developing dental caries.
3. Adolescent patients attending 12-month high-risk recall visit at the Western Region Health Centre Dental clinic.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for this study include:
1. Methamphetamine users and drug addicted patients
2. Patients with severe salivary gland hypofunction
3. Patients with medical or physical conditions that may, in the opinion of the investigators, compromise the study outcome e.g. requiring anticoagulant therapy; diagnosed intellectual, physical or mental health disability; conditions requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: Change in caries risk assessment. A Caries Risk Assessment tool based on the literature has been developed for this project which include disease indicators, biological predisposing factors and protective factors. Three caries management by risk assessment catagories have been identified: 1. Low risk, moderate risk and high risk.[Timepoint: at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months after intervention commencement.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcome: identify barriers within a community dental setting to the implementation of an MID clinical protocol for the magagement of adolescent public dental patients at high risk to dental caries. The assessment will include semi-structured interviews with the clinicians involved in the MID-APP Pilot Project at the completion of the project in 12 months.[Timepoint: at 12 months after intervention commencement.]