"I'm Torn": Qualitative Analysis of Dental Practitioner-Perceived Barriers, Facilitators, and Solutions to HPV Vaccine Promotion.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can prevent HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers. Dental practitioners are uniquely positioned to promote HPV vaccines during routine dental care but experience barriers to doing so. Qualitative interviews were conducted with dental practitioners to understand barriers and inform intervention strategies to promote HPV vaccines.

Creating systems aligned with the triple-aim and value-based care.

HealthPartners is an integrated health care system in the upper Midwest striving to provide value-based care that aligns with the triple-aim care. The dental delivery system at HealthPartners is focused on prevention by utilizing risk assessment tools (caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer) built in to our record system. Integration with medical delivery system is facilitated by a shared electronic health record.

Assessing the Patient Safety Culture in Dentistry.

Objectives: Medical errors are among the leading causes of death within the United States. Studies have shown that patients can be harmed while receiving care, sometimes resulting in permanent injury or, in extreme cases, death. To reduce the risk of patient safety incidents, it is imperative that a robust culture of safety be established.

Practitioner Participation in National Dental Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Studies: 12-Year Results.

Purpose: This study examines practitioner participation over 12 years in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) studies and practitioner meetings, average length of participation, and association of practitioner- and practice-level characteristics with participation. Little information exists about practitioners' long-term participation in PBRNs.

Methods: The network conducted a retrospective analysis of practitioner participation in 3 main network activities during 2005 to 2017.

Judgment of the Quality of Restorative Care as Predictors of Restoration Retreatment: Findings from the National Dental PBRN.

Unlabelled: The primary aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a patient's subjective assessments of the dentist's technical competence, quality of care, and anticipated restoration longevity during a restorative visit are predictive of restoration outcome. This prospective cohort study involved 3,326 patients who received treatment for a defective restoration in a permanent tooth, participated in a baseline patient satisfaction survey, and returned for follow-up. Of the 4,400 restorations that were examined by 150 dentists, 266 (6%) received additional treatment after baseline.

Methods dentists use to diagnose primary caries lesions prior to restorative treatment: Findings from The Dental PBRN.

Objective: To (1) quantify the diagnostic techniques used by Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) dentists before they decide to treat primary caries lesions surgically and (2) examine whether certain dentist, practice, and patient characteristics are associated with their use.

Methods: A total of 228 DPBRN dentists recorded information on 5,676 consecutive restorations inserted due to primary caries lesions on 3,751 patients. Practitioner-investigators placed a mean of 24.

Exploring the contributions of components of caries risk assessment guidelines.

Objective: To examine the relative contribution of current caries activity, past caries experience, and dentists' subjective assessment of caries risk classifications.

Methods: Administrative data from two dental plans were analyzed to determine dentists' risk classification, as well as current caries activity and previous caries experience at the time of the classification. The performance of these predictors in identifying patients who would experience subsequent caries was then modeled using logistic regression.

Validation of a simple approach to caries risk assessment.

Objective: This study examined the predictive validity of a simple subjective method promoted to dentists for assessing their patients' caries risk.

Methods: Data from two large group practices that have used guideline-assisted caries risk assessment (CRA) for several years were analyzed retrospectively to determine the receipt of caries-related treatment following a CRA. Patient age and receipt of caries preventive treatment subsequent to the CRA were control variables in logistic regressions to determine the likelihood of caries-related treatment for low, moderate, and high risk groups.