Developmental Disabilities Dentistry Online

描述(由申请人提供)：智力和发育障碍(I/DD)患者“与普通人群相比，有更多未经治疗的龋齿以及牙周炎和其他牙周病的患病率”(NIDCR，2009)。为了解决这一卫生保健差距，需要更多了解并接受过培训以满足这一人群需求的牙医。目前，全科牙科医生几乎没有深入的培训选择。这项第一阶段/第二阶段快速跟踪STTR提案的目的是开发和评估全科牙科医生特殊需求牙科在线培训计划的有效性。将提供继续教育单位。该项目名为发育障碍牙科在线，将是异步的(随时随地都可以使用)，重要的是，它将利用媒体支持的教学技术的进步，包括虚拟临床模拟、交互式案例研究、各种基于Flash的视频和图形学习对象、嵌入式自我评估和笔记选项。课程单元将涉及风险管理、预防护理、与特定残疾相关的医疗考虑、恢复性牙科、行为支持技术，以及关于自闭症谱系障碍的专门部分。主办机构Praxis公司将与马萨诸塞大学医学院尤尼斯·肯尼迪·施莱弗中心(施莱弗/马萨诸塞州大学医学院)和塔夫茨大学牙科医学院的教职员工合作，通过一系列系统的形成性和终结性评估方法开发和测试该项目。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的项目和由此产生的产品将直接使为智力和其他发育障碍的儿童和成人提供服务和支持的牙医受益。该项目有三个主要目标：(1)设计、开发、实施和评估6个新的针对特殊需求人群的口腔保健在线培训课程，(2)开发一个商业上可行的软件原型，以及(3)评估产生的程序，以确定软件的可用性和课程的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have "more untreated caries and a higher prevalence of gingivitis and other periodontal diseases than the general population" (NIDCR, 2009). In order to address this health care disparity, more dentists are needed who understand and are trained to meet the needs of this population. Few in-depth training options are currently available for dentists in general practice. The purpose of this Phase I/II Fast Track STTR proposal is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an online training program in special needs dentistry for dentists in general practice. Continuing education units will be offered. The program, named Developmental Disabilities Dentistry Online, will be asynchronous (available anytime, anywhere) and, importantly, will exploit advances in media-supported instructional technology, to include virtual clinical simulations, interactive case studies, various Flash-based video and graphic learning objects, embedded self-assessments and note-taking options. Course modules will address risk management, preventive care, medical considerations associated with specific disabilities, restorative dentistry, behavioral support techniques, and a special section on autism spectrum disorders. Praxis, Inc., the host organization, will collaborate with faculty and staff at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at University of Massachusetts Medical School (Shriver/UMASS Medical) and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine to develop and test the program through a host of systematic formative and summative evaluation methods. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed project and the resulting product will directly benefit dentists who provide services and support to children and adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. The project has three major objectives: (1) to Design, develop, implement, and evaluate 6 new on-line training courses in oral health care for a special needs population, (2) to develop a commercially viable software prototype, and (3) to evaluate the resulting program to determine the usability of the software and the effectiveness of the curriculum.