TY - JOUR
T1 - Readiness for Teledentistry
T2 - Validation of a Tool for Oral Health Professionals
AU - Nayar, Preethy
AU - McFarland, Kimberly K.
AU - Chandak, Aastha
AU - Gupta, Niodita
N1 - Funding Information:
This publication was made possible by Grant # D85HP20046 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce or the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - We validated a survey tool to test the readiness of oral health professionals for teledentistry (TD). The survey tool, the University of Calgary Health Telematics Unit’s Practitioner Readiness Assessment Tool (PRAT) gathered information about the participants’ beliefs, attitudes and readiness for TD before and after a teledentistry training program developed for a rural state in the Mid-Western United States. Ninety-three dental students, oral health and other health professionals participated in the TD training program and responded to the survey. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to assess statistical differences in the change in the readiness rating before and after the training. Principal Components Analysis identified a three factor structure for the PRAT tool: Attitudes/ Attributes of Personnel; Motivation to Change and Institutional Resources. Overall, the evaluation demonstrated a positive change in all trainees’ attitudes following the training sessions, with the majority of trainees acknowledging a positive impact of the training on their readiness for teledentistry.
AB - We validated a survey tool to test the readiness of oral health professionals for teledentistry (TD). The survey tool, the University of Calgary Health Telematics Unit’s Practitioner Readiness Assessment Tool (PRAT) gathered information about the participants’ beliefs, attitudes and readiness for TD before and after a teledentistry training program developed for a rural state in the Mid-Western United States. Ninety-three dental students, oral health and other health professionals participated in the TD training program and responded to the survey. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to assess statistical differences in the change in the readiness rating before and after the training. Principal Components Analysis identified a three factor structure for the PRAT tool: Attitudes/ Attributes of Personnel; Motivation to Change and Institutional Resources. Overall, the evaluation demonstrated a positive change in all trainees’ attitudes following the training sessions, with the majority of trainees acknowledging a positive impact of the training on their readiness for teledentistry.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10916-016-0654-7
DO - 10.1007/s10916-016-0654-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 27822871
AN - SCOPUS:85008674808
VL - 41
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
SN - 0148-5598
IS - 1
M1 - 4
ER -