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Dental-Child Interaction Training
Implementing Evidence-based Behavioral Skills in Pediatric Oral Healthcare Providers
Who can join
Ages 18 to 99 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Dental Providers * Licensed dentist, licensed or certified dental hygienist, or dental assistant * Provides (or willing to consider providing) dental treatment for children between 2 years and 10 years old -\>= 18 years old * Fluent in spoken and written English * Willing to be videotaped Parent/Caregivers * Understands spoken and written English * Willing to be videotaped * Provide signed and dated informed consent form * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study Child Dental Patients * Child between 2 years, 0 months, and 0 days, and 10 years, 11 months, 30 days old * Receiving preventive, restorative, emergency or any other dental treatment * Accompanied by a parent/caregiver * Understands spoken and written English * Willing to be videotaped * Parent/guardian provides signed and dated informed consent form * Provide assent (if 7+ years old and who do not have an obvious cognitive impairment or are "mentally immature") * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * In good general health as evidenced by medical history Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment or developmental delay * Major medical problem in child * Autism or other developmental/neurodevelopmental disorders * Anything that would place the individual at increased risk or preclude the individual's full compliance with or completion of the study.
About the study
The goal of this behavioral, interventional clinical trial is to provide a specialized workshop training for dental providers (e.g., dentists, hygienists, assistants) to improve interactions with young children (2-10 years old) and parents/caregivers. The training is derived from a well-established behavior management program for preschoolers, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Change in behavior of dental providers * Acceptability of training by dental providers
All participants will receive the same behavior training; however, one group will receive the training on a delayed schedule. Researchers will compare the immediate intervention and control group to see if the training was effective in the dental providers usage of skills.
What is being tested
- Immediate intervention Group (behavioral)
- Delayed intervention (control) Group (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Florida · Participants: 5,808 · Started: Apr 3, 2026
Contact the study team
- Mary L Davis, CRDH · Phone: 352-222-7034
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06138405
Locations in the U.S.
| Arkansas | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
| Florida | University of Florida, Gainesville |
| North Carolina | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill (Not yet recruiting) |
| West Virginia | West Virginia University, Morgantown (Not yet recruiting) |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.