The willingness of US pediatric dentists to use atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) with their patients: a conjoint analysis.

Objectives: The atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) was developed as an affordable, patient-friendly dental caries management procedure that does not need extensive operator training or special skills. The aim of this study was to determine factors that influence the decision to use ART using an innovative marketing research technique known as conjoint analysis.

Methods: A conjoint survey was completed by 723 members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.