Improving Show Rates in Dental Care Settings Serving Underserved Populations

Description

The goal of this study is to compare different no-show interventions in dental clinics serving underserved populations. The main question it seeks to answer is * How do different no-show intervention methods compare in reducing no-shows? Participants will be asked to * Implement different interventions * Report a limited set of data to researchers

Conditions

Dental Care

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to compare different no-show interventions in dental clinics serving underserved populations. The main question it seeks to answer is * How do different no-show intervention methods compare in reducing no-shows? Participants will be asked to * Implement different interventions * Report a limited set of data to researchers

No-Show Prevention Practices in Dental Care Settings Serving Underserved Populations

Improving Show Rates in Dental Care Settings Serving Underserved Populations

Condition
Dental Care
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Madison

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Serve at least a 51 percent self-pay and Medicaid patients
  • * Be willing to provide limited data sets of clinic data to the research team
  • * Be willing to undertake and support and organizational improvement project to improve show rates
  • * A paid staff member at a participating clinic
  • * Be able and willing to provide written or verbal consent
  • * No exclusion criteria for clinics or staff

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Todd Molfenter, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Chris Okunseri, BDS, MSc, MLS, DDPHRCSE, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Marquette University

Study Record Dates

2029-01-31