Try a new search

Format these results:

Searched for:

person:nm422

in-biosketch:true

Total Results:

2


A feasibility and acceptability study of using an intra-oral camera and an asynchronous tele-mentoring protocol to detect and identify oral lesions

Northridge, Mary E; Weiserbs, Kera F; Sabounchi, Shabnam Seyedzadeh; Torroni, Andrea; Mohadjeri-Franck, Nathalie S; Gargano, Steven; George, Eliot; Littlejohn, Tina C; Troxel, Andrea B; Wu, Yinxiang; Testa, Paul A; Wismer, Jennifer; Zaremba, Kiah; Tylawsky, Peter; Bina, Babak
Background/UNASSIGNED:To examine the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a tele-mentoring component into the identification of oral lesions at the dental clinics of a Federally Qualified Health Center network. Design and Methods/UNASSIGNED:General Practice Residency faculty and residents completed research ethics courses and trained dentists to use intra-oral cameras at chairside to photograph oral lesions of patients at routine dental visits. These images were then uploaded into the patient electronic health records (EHRs) with attendant descriptions and an oral surgeon was notified, who reviewed the charts, placed his observations in the EHR, and communicated his findings via secure e-mail to the involved residents, who in turn contacted their patients regarding follow-up actions. Feasibility was assessed via checklists completed by provider participants and semi-structured interviews. Acceptability was assessed via brief exit interviews completed by patient participants. Results/UNASSIGNED:All 12 of the dentist participants reported that they had successfully provided the tele-mentoring intervention, and that the process (from EHR data entry to interaction with the oral surgeon over findings to patient referral) was clear and straightforward. Of 39 patient participants, most strongly agreed or agreed that the use of an intra-oral camera by their dentists helped them to better understand oral cancer screening (94.9%) and that dentists answered their questions about oral cancer and were able to provide them with resources (94.8%). Conclusions/UNASSIGNED:Findings support further implementation research into adapting tele-mentoring using intra-oral cameras for training dental residents to detect and identify oral lesions and educating patients about oral cancer across settings.
PMCID:9445478
PMID: 36081898
ISSN: 2279-9028
CID: 5337252

Feasibility and acceptability of an oral pathology asynchronous tele-mentoring intervention: A protocol

Northridge, Mary E; Littlejohn, Tina; Mohadjeri-Franck, Nathalie; Gargano, Steven; Troxel, Andrea B; Wu, Yinxiang; Bowe, Robert B; Testa, Paul A
Introduction: Oral cancer remains prevalent, despite being largely preventable. The widespread use of technology at chairside, combined with advances in electronic health record (EHR) capabilities, present opportunities to improve oral cancer screening by dentists, especially for disadvantaged patients with severe health needs. Design and methods: Using a mixed-methods approach, we will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a telementoring component into the identification of oral lesions using the following 3 methods: 1) administering provider surveys that consist of a checklist of 10 key components of the intervention based on process, and asking the dental provider subjects if each one was covered; 2) conducting semi-structured interviews informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Implementation Outcomes Framework with dental resident subjects to assess specific barriers to sustaining the intervention and strategies for addressing these barriers to facilitate integration of the intervention into the routine workflow of the dental clinics; and 3) administering brief exit interviews with patient subjects regarding the acceptability of the intervention to assess satisfaction with the use of intra-oral cameras at chairside to screen for and refer patients with oral lesions and identification of these oral lesions via EHR and secure e-mail tele-mentoring with an oral pathology expert. Expected impact of the study for public health: If successful, then later clinical trials will maximize the external validity of the intervention and facilitate the widespread implementation and dissemination of the model for the teaching of dentists and residents, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care.
PMCID:7282314
PMID: 32550221
ISSN: 2279-9028
CID: 4542512