Researchers Seek to Improve the Way Dentists Measure Children’s Pain

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry are seeking new ways to improve the ways dentist measure pediatric patients’ pain under a 5-year National Institutes of Health grant.

The study consists of three phases:

• Determining what dentists know about assessing pain and how they currently do it.
• Creating an implementation strategy to improve the use of these assessment tools and lead pilot studies with dental professionals to test appropriateness, acceptability, and feasibility
• Developing a plan to scale up the implementation strategy so more pediatric dental practices can use these assessment tools.

For more information about the study, visit: washington.edu.