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Effect of a Financial Incentive on Returning for Post-Operative Care Following General Anesthesia

  • Christina L Powers1
  • Kavita R Mathu-Muju1,*,
  • Heather M Bush1

1Department of Oral Health Science, University of Kentucky, USA

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.33.4.0342t05597v4828p Vol.33,Issue 4,July 2009 pp.347-350

Published: 01 July 2009

*Corresponding Author(s): Kavita R Mathu-Muju E-mail: kmath3@email.uky.edu

Abstract

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.

Keywords

hospital dentistry/general anesthesia, early childhood caries, health promotion/health services

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Christina L Powers,Kavita R Mathu-Muju,Heather M Bush. Effect of a Financial Incentive on Returning for Post-Operative Care Following General Anesthesia. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2009. 33(4);347-350.

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