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Impact of a "TED-Style" presentation on potential patients' willingness to accept dental implant therapy: a
Henry Ghanem1, Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar2, Samer Abi-Nader3
1Private practice limited to Prosthodontics, Riyadh, KSA.
Purpose:
A survey was conducted to assess the impact of a TED-like educational session on participants' willingness to accept dental implant therapy.
Materials And Methods:
Volunteers interested in having information about dental implant therapies were recruited and asked to complete a two-part survey before and after an educational session. The initial survey elicited demographic information, self-perceived knowledge on dental implants and willingness to this kind of treatment. A "TED-style" presentation that provided information about dental implant treatments was conducted before asking the participants to complete a second set of questions assessing the impact of the session.
Results:
The survey was completed by 104 individuals, 78.8% were women and the mean age was 66.5±10.8. Before the educational session, 76.0% of the participants refused dental implants mainly due to lack of knowledge. After the educational session, the rejection of dental implants decreased by almost four folds to 20.2%.
Conclusion:
This study proved that an educational intervention can significantly increase willingness to accept treatment with dental implants in a segment of the population who is interested in having information about dental implant therapy. Furthermore, educational interventions, such as TED-like talks, might be useful to increase popular awareness on dental implant therapy.
