Dental-Child Interaction Training
Implementing Evidence-based Behavioral Skills in Pediatric Oral Healthcare Providers
University of Florida
264 participants
Apr 1, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this behavioral, interventional clinical trial is to provide a specialized workshop training for dental providers (e.g., dentists, hygienists, assistants) to improve interactions with young children (2-10 years old) and parents/caregivers. The training is derived from a well-established behavior management program for preschoolers, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Change in behavior of dental providers * Acceptability of training by dental providers All participants will receive the same behavior training; however, one group will receive the training on a delayed schedule. Researchers will compare the immediate intervention and control group to see if the training was effective in the dental providers usage of skills.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria20
- Dental Providers
- Licensed dentist, licensed or certified dental hygienist, or dental assistant
- Provides (or willing to consider providing) dental treatment for children between 2 years and 10 years old -\>= 18 years old
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Willing to be videotaped
- Parent/Caregivers
- Understands spoken and written English
- Willing to be videotaped
- Provide signed and dated informed consent form
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- Child Dental Patients
- Child between 2 years, 0 months, and 0 days, and 10 years, 11 months, 30 days old
- Receiving preventive, restorative, emergency or any other dental treatment
- Accompanied by a parent/caregiver
- Understands spoken and written English
- Willing to be videotaped
- Parent/guardian provides signed and dated informed consent form
- Provide assent (if 7+ years old and who do not have an obvious cognitive impairment or are "mentally immature")
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- In good general health as evidenced by medical history
Exclusion Criteria4
- Cognitive impairment or developmental delay
- Major medical problem in child
- Autism or other developmental/neurodevelopmental disorders
- Anything that would place the individual at increased risk or preclude the individual's full compliance with or completion of the study.
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Interventions
The immediate intervention group will be video recorded in office and participate in the training workshop and assessment methods two months after.
The delayed training group will also be video recorded in office but will wait an additional two months and then participate in the training and assessment methods as with the original training group.
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NCT06138405