TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a financial incentive on returning for post-operative care following general anesthesia
AU - Powers, Christina
AU - Mathu-Muju, Kavita
AU - Bush, Heather
PY - 2009/7/1
Y1 - 2009/7/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to examine whether the use of a ten dollar financial incentive improved parental compliance in returning for their child's post-operative care appointment following dental treatment under general anesthesia at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program. Study Design: Parents/guardians of 69 children scheduled for dental treatment carried out under general anesthesia at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program from Oct 2007 to March 2008 were offered a $10 incentive if they returned for their one week post-operative care appointment. All subjects who returned received a $10 incentive by mail. A control consisting of 100 patients treated at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program from October 2006 to April 2007 was used to determine historical return rates for post-operative care after dental treatment under general anesthesia. Results: Sixty-six percent (66%) of the control group returned for their post-operative care appointment. Sixty-five percent (65%) of the incentive group returned for their post-operative care appointment. Conclusion: Offering a $10 incentive did not increase the return rate for post-operative care following dental treatment under general anesthesia in a small study population.
AB - The aim of this study was to examine whether the use of a ten dollar financial incentive improved parental compliance in returning for their child's post-operative care appointment following dental treatment under general anesthesia at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program. Study Design: Parents/guardians of 69 children scheduled for dental treatment carried out under general anesthesia at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program from Oct 2007 to March 2008 were offered a $10 incentive if they returned for their one week post-operative care appointment. All subjects who returned received a $10 incentive by mail. A control consisting of 100 patients treated at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Dentistry residency program from October 2006 to April 2007 was used to determine historical return rates for post-operative care after dental treatment under general anesthesia. Results: Sixty-six percent (66%) of the control group returned for their post-operative care appointment. Sixty-five percent (65%) of the incentive group returned for their post-operative care appointment. Conclusion: Offering a $10 incentive did not increase the return rate for post-operative care following dental treatment under general anesthesia in a small study population.
KW - Early childhood caries
KW - Health promotion/health services
KW - Hospital dentistry/general anesthesia
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U2 - 10.17796/jcpd.33.4.0342t05597v4828p
DO - 10.17796/jcpd.33.4.0342t05597v4828p
M3 - Article
C2 - 19725244
AN - SCOPUS:77249135870
SN - 1053-4628
VL - 33
SP - 347
EP - 350
JO - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
JF - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
IS - 4
ER -