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Training for dental screening using clinical photographs

D C Mills1, S Hollis

  • 1St Helens and Knowsley Community (NHS) Trust, Merseyside, UK.

Community Dental Health
|February 12, 1998
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Summary

A training program improved dental screening referral consistency among dentists. While consensus increased significantly, 30% of cases still lacked agreement, indicating a need for further refinement in school dental screening protocols.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Public Health
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Health Professions Education

Background:

  • School screening programs are crucial for early detection of dental caries in children.
  • Standardizing referral decisions among dentists is essential for effective public health interventions.
  • Variability in diagnostic criteria can lead to inconsistent patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a training program on the referral patterns of dentists involved in school screening.
  • To assess changes in consensus regarding referral decisions before and after the educational intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A group of 12 community dental officers reviewed 80 clinical photographs of children's teeth (ages 3-15) before and after a training program.
  • Participants categorized each slide based on their likely school screening referral decision.

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  • Consensus was defined as a majority decision with no more than two dentists dissenting.

    • Main Results:

    • Following training, consensus increased from no consensus to consensus in 21.5% of cases.
    • Conversely, only 2.5% of cases shifted from consensus to no consensus post-training.
    • Despite the improvement, 30% of the slides remained without consensus after the training program.

    Conclusions:

    • The study successfully demonstrated a method for auditing referral decisions in school dental screening.
    • The training program positively influenced referral consistency, but further improvements are needed.
    • Auditing referral patterns is a viable strategy to enhance the quality of school-based dental screening programs.