The use of music in dental practices – an online survey and interviews with dentists

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028042

Enrollment

200

Registered

2022-02-10

Start date

2022-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

MUSIC IN DENTAL PRACTICES

Interventions

Group 1: A quantitative and a qualitative study will take place in parallel. The dentists can participate in both studies. Quantitative part: - up to 200 dentists fill out an online survey (ca. 5-7

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - dentists in Germany - good knowledge of German (since survey and interviews will be conducted in German) additional criterion for interviews: - already involved with the implementation of music

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - persons who do not work primarily as dentists

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- proportion of dentists who use music in their practice in the sense of Music Medicine - attitude of dentists regarding the use of music in their practices Survey periods - Online survey: 01.02.22 - 31.08.22 - Interviews: 01.02.22 - 31.03.22	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- proportion of dentists with a degree in music therapy - proportion of dentists who use music in their practice - general use of music in the practice (including where, when, how long, who provides the music, costs, purposes) - Performance Expectancy, Hedonic Motivation each for adult and minor patients and staff (Likert-scaled, 5 points) - Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Hedonic Motivation, Price Value, Habit for dentists (Likert-scaled, 5 points) - advantages and disadvantages of music for patients, employees and dentists - decision-making process of dentists regarding music implementation (Recognition, Diagnosis, Evaluation-Choice, potentials, limitations) - if applicable, implementation process of the music	—

Measure

Time frame

- proportion of dentists with a degree in music therapy - proportion of dentists who use music in their practice - general use of music in the practice (including where, when, how long, who provides the music, costs, purposes) - Performance Expectancy, Hedonic Motivation each for adult and minor patients and staff (Likert-scaled, 5 points) - Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Hedonic Motivation, Price Value, Habit for dentists (Likert-scaled, 5 points) - advantages and disadvantages of music for patients, employees and dentists - decision-making process of dentists regarding music implementation (Recognition, Diagnosis, Evaluation-Choice, potentials, limitations) - if applicable, implementation process of the music

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTuan Anh Rieck

Charité Campus Charité Mitte

tuan-anh.rieck@charite.de+49 30 450 517 274

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026