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Oral Cancer Screening Among Nursing Home Dentists in Ohio

Completed
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00526851
Lead Sponsor
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
37
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Opinions of these dentists about oral cancer screening competencyCross-Sectional
Knowledge of oral cancer detection among nursing home dentists in OhioCross-Sectional
Current oral cancer screening practices of nursing home dentists in OhioCross-Sectional
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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