Barriers to dental providers' use of a clinical decision support tool for pain management following tooth extractions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

De-implementing non-effective or even harmful practices in healthcare is sometimes necessary, as has been the case with opioid prescribing in dentistry over the past decade. One approach to practice transformation is to deploy clinical decision support (CDS) tools. This qualitative study examined barriers to CDS use as part of a cluster randomized trial that aimed to decrease opioid prescribing for pain management following tooth extractions across a large dental practice.

Method

Twenty dental providers who took part in the larger randomized trial were purposively selected to complete a semi-structured qualitative interview. Participants represented a broad range in terms of years of practice, dental specialization, and CDS use patterns. Interviews were conducted

SUBMITTER: Mitchell SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808763 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature