Measure | Respondents, No. (%) |
---|---|
Level of oral health care integration at primary clinical site | |
None | 3 (18) |
Minimal collaboration | 1 (6) |
Basic collaboration at a distance | 2 (12) |
Basic collaboration on site | 5 (29) |
Close collaboration on site with system integration | 2 (12) |
Full collaboration in transformed/merged practice | 3 (18) |
Othera | 1 (6) |
OHKN engagement | |
Time engaged with OHKN sessions | |
<1 year | 16 (39) |
1-2 years | 11 (27) |
>2 years | 14 (34) |
Number of OHKN sessions attended | |
Continuous | |
Mean (SD) [range] | 7 (7) [0-24] |
Median | 4 |
Categoricalb | |
1-8 sessions | 20 (59) |
9-16 sessions | 10 (29) |
17-24 sessions | 4 (12) |
OHKN impact | |
Knowledge changes | |
Rated level of knowledge of medical-dental integration before OHKN participation | |
Very knowledgeable | 10 (26) |
Moderately knowledgeable | 17 (44) |
Somewhat knowledgeable | 5 (13) |
Slightly knowledgeable | 6 (15) |
Not at all knowledgeable | 1 (2) |
Rated level of knowledge of medical-dental integration after OHKN participation | |
Very knowledgeable | 19 (50) |
Moderately knowledgeable | 17 (45) |
Somewhat knowledgeable | 1 (3) |
Slightly knowledgeable | 1 (3) |
Not at all knowledgeable | 0 (0) |
Clinical and nonclinical practice changes | |
Number of clinical practice changes reportedc | |
1-2 changes | 3 (38) |
3-4 changes | 4 (50) |
≥5 changes | 1 (12) |
Number of nonclinical practice changes reportedd | |
1-2 changes | 6 (17) |
3-4 changes | 22 (65) |
≥5 changes | 6 (17) |
Number of additional activities participated in after attending OHKN sessions | |
0 activities | 3 (8) |
1-2 activities | 12 (32) |
3-4 activities | 23 (60) |
Types of additional activities participated in related to oral health knowledge (past 3 years) | |
Oral health conference | 34 (89) |
Oral health webinar | 31 (82) |
Fluoride varnish course | 13 (34) |
Administrative webinar on dental integration | 7 (18) |
Joined oral health professional organization | 4 (11) |
Types of additional activities participated in after attending OHKN sessions (influenced by attending) | |
Networking | 31 (94) |
Further training on oral health | 28 (88) |
Engaging with others on medical-dental integration | 32 (97) |
Policy change | 9 (38) |
Grant application | 7 (33) |
Scholarship | 7 (33) |
OHKN = Oral Health Knowledge Network.
Note: Numbers may not add to the total number of participants because of sporadic missing data.
↵a Administrate and provide grant funding to community programs.
↵b Analyses omitted 7 respondents who reported that they did not attend any sessions.
↵c Asked only of clinicians.
↵d Asked of all participants (clinicians and nonclinicians).