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Abstract #165494
Audio (mp3) recordingDavid Holtgrave, PhD, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Suite 280, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-502-4076, dholtgrave@jhsph.edu
Translating Evidence Into Practice: A Patient Perspective on Third Molar Extraction
In this presentation I reflect on my personal life course experiences with third molar retention. Here, I discuss how I came to still have all of my third molars into middle-age, and I focus on my interactions with dental service providers over the years. In particular, I reflect on discussions with multiple dentists about third molar extraction decision making. These discussions with dental service providers have multiple aspects of interest to APHA attendees: (a) patient and service provider levels of knowledge about current literature on third molar extraction; (b) patient and service provider levels of familiarity with probabilistic concepts and stochastic aspects of clinical decision making; and (c) patient and service providers views on shared decision making in a clinical setting. The later issue focuses on patient empowerment constructs in health literacy. This presentation represents the views and first-person experiences of only one patient; still, these issues are meant to stimulate broader discussions about key aspect of shared decision making regarding third molar extraction or retention.
Learning Objectives:
- (a) patient and service provider levels of knowledge about current literature on third molar extraction; (b) patient and service provider levels of familiarity with probabilistic concepts and stochastic aspects of clinical decision making; and (c) patient and service providers views on shared decision making in a clinical setting. The later issue focuses on patient empowerment constructs in health literacy. This presentation represents the views and first-person experiences of only one patient; still, these issues are meant to stimulate broader discussions about key aspect of shared decision making regarding third molar extraction or retention.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA