Effective practice? A randomised trial of dissemination and implementation strategies for guidelines for the appropriate extraction of third molar teeth

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN81740528

Enrollment

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1999-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Oral health/stomatognathic diseases Oral Health Disorders of tooth development and eruption

Interventions

Intervention groups as follows: 1. Control (paper copy of guidelines and opportunity to attend a postgraduate course) 2. Audit and feedback 3. Patient specific prompts/restructured records 4. Computer

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Randomly selected from the Scottish Dental Practice Board list and invited to participate in the trial by mail 2. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not comply with above inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The proportion of patients whose treatment complied with the guideline.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026