Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Oral Cancer Screening Among Nursing Home Dentists in Ohio

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Oral Cancer Screening Among Nursing Home Dentists in Ohio

Official Title: Oral Cancer Screening: Practices, Knowledge and Opinions of Ohio Nursing Home Dentists

Study ID: NCT00526851

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

survey administration

Study Description

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Learning about oral cancer screening practices, knowledge, and opinions of Ohio nursing home dentists may help the study of oral cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying oral cancer screening among nursing home dentists in Ohio.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: * To develop a comprehensive sample of nursing home dentists in Ohio. * To document knowledge of oral cancer detection among these dentists. * To describe opinions of these dentists about oral cancer screening competency. * To describe the current oral cancer screening practices of these dentists. OUTLINE: Participants are stratified according to geographical location (urban vs rural). A comprehensive sample of nursing home dentists practicing in Ohio are contacted through a recruitment letter and are asked to respond to questions regarding oral cancer screening practices, knowledge of oral cancer detection, and opinions about oral cancer screening using a newly developed survey, which is based on parts of an existing, pre-tested instrument (Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Survey).