Implimenting and evaluation of the effectiveness of a geriatric dentistry educational course on knowledge, attitude and practice of the last year students of general dentistry in Tehran
Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of a geriatric dentistry educational course for the last year students of general dentistry in Tehran. Interventional design will be non-random. Study population include all the senior dental students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences as intervention group and all the senior dental students of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences as control group. Inclusion criteria: all volunteer senior dental students of the two dental schools. Exclusion criteria: non- volunteer junior dental students of the two dental schools. Sample size: All the senior students of the two dental schools will be included in the study, although minimum sample size of 64 (32 in each group) is calculated. Intervention: an educational course in 3 sessions in a one week to ten days period, as a part of practical community oral health course is designed for the intervention group. The first session includes two 45 minutes lectures by two university teachers about geriatric dentistry. A booklet containing educational material will be given to the intervention group. In the second session the students of intervention group will go for a geriatric field to conduct the clinical examination, learn how to communicate properly, take medical and dental history and investigate the treatment needs. In the last session students will present and discuss their findings in the field. Both intervention and control groups will fill a questionnaire regarding geriatric oral health before and after intervention. Intervention time: 2014-2015 educational years. Outcome: change in knowledge, attitude, practice.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2014062418214N1
Registration date:2014-08-26, 1393/06/04
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-08-26, 1393/06/04
Registrant information
Name
Katayoun Sargeran
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 8801 5960
Email address
k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Governmental (Chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
Expected recruitment start date
2014-09-29, 1393/07/07
Expected recruitment end date
2015-01-21, 1393/11/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Implimenting and evaluation of the effectiveness of a geriatric dentistry educational course on knowledge, attitude and practice of the last year students of general dentistry in Tehran
Public title
Effect of an educational course about geriatric dentistry
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: volunteer; senior students of two dental schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Exclusion critera: non volunteer; Junior students of two dental schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
2-3
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
64
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
1
Registry name
none
Secondary trial Id
none
Registration date
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Street address
6 th floor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences main building, Keshavarz and Ghods Ave. cross
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2014-07-12, 1393/04/21
Ethics committee reference number
93-1-69-24382-117514
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
geriatric oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of dental students
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
attitude- questionnaire
Timepoint
after the end of intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
2
Description
knowledge- questionnaire
Timepoint
after the end of intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
3
Description
practice-questionnaire
Timepoint
after the end of intervention
Method of measurement
questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
none
Timepoint
none
Method of measurement
none
Intervention groups
1
Description
Educational intervention in intervention group:
An educational course in 3 sessions in a one week to ten days period, as a part of practical community oral health course is designed for the intervention group. The first session includes two 45 minutes lectures by two university teachers about geriatric dentistry. A booklet containing educational material will be given to the intervention group. In the second session the students of intervention group will go for a geriatric field to conduct the clinical examination, learn how to communicate properly, take medical and dental history and investigate the treatment needs. In the last session students will present and discuss their findings in the field. Both intervention and control groups will fill a questionnaire regarding geriatric oral health before and after intervention. Intervention time: 2014-2015 educational years. Outcome: change in knowledge, attitude, practice.
Category
Other
2
Description
No intervention is designed for the control group. All the last year dental students of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences as the control group will fill the designed questionnaire at the base line and one week after that.
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Katayoun Sargeran
Street address
School of Dentistry, North Kargar Ave.,
City
Tehran
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
School of dentistry, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Katayoun Sargeran
Street address
School of Dentistry, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Daneshjoo boulevard, Evin
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Chancellor for research, Tehran university of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Elaheh Alamdar
Street address
6 th floor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences main building, Ghods and Keshavarz Ave. cross
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Chancellor for research, Tehran university of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Katayoun Sargeran
Position
assistant professor/ DDS, PhD
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Ave.
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8801 5960
Fax
Email
k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Katayoun Sargeran
Position
Assistant Professor/ DDS, PhD
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Ave.
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8801 5960
Fax
+98 21 8801 5961
Email
k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Katayoun Sargeran
Position
assistant professor/ DDS, PhD
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
School of dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Ave.
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8801 5960
Fax
+98 21 8801 5961
Email
k-sargeran@tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)