Respondents’ Assessment of OHKN Engagement and Impact (N = 41)
| 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).