Impact of a "TED-Style" presentation on potential patients' willingness to accept dental implant therapy: a one-group, pre-test posttest study.
- Author:
Henry GHANEM
1
;
Kelvin Ian AFRASHTEHFAR
;
Samer ABI-NADER
;
Faleh TAMIMI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Dental implants; Dental education; Treatment; Acceptance; Refusal; Cost; Fear
- MeSH: Dental Implants*; Disulfiram; Education, Dental; Female; Humans; Volunteers
- From:The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics 2015;7(6):437-445
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: A survey was conducted to assess the impact of a TED-like educational session on participants' willingness to accept dental implant therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Volunteers interested in having information about dental implant therapies were recruited and asked to complete a two-part survey before and after an educational session. The initial survey elicited demographic information, self-perceived knowledge on dental implants and willingness to this kind of treatment. A "TED-style" presentation that provided information about dental implant treatments was conducted before asking the participants to complete a second set of questions assessing the impact of the session. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 104 individuals, 78.8% were women and the mean age was 66.5+/-10.8. Before the educational session, 76.0% of the participants refused dental implants mainly due to lack of knowledge. After the educational session, the rejection of dental implants decreased by almost four folds to 20.2%. CONCLUSION: This study proved that an educational intervention can significantly increase willingness to accept treatment with dental implants in a segment of the population who is interested in having information about dental implant therapy. Furthermore, educational interventions, such as TED-like talks, might be useful to increase popular awareness on dental implant therapy.
