The effect of self-monitoring and monetary incentives on the flossing rate of patients at a dental clinic

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dc.contributor.authorKramer, Kathryn Daughertyen
dc.contributor.departmentHealth Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-14T16:34:50Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-14T16:34:50Zen
dc.date.issued1983en
dc.description.abstractEpidemiological data reveal that one of the most common diseases in the world is dental disease. Scientific knowledge is available to prevent the vast majority of dental disease. Thus, individuals are not taking the necessary action to prevent caries and periodontal disease. Dental professionals try to facilitate primary prevention of disease through education and the correction of skill deficits with patients. Still billions of dollars are spent each year in the treatment of these diseases. This presents a major health and economic liability and demonstrates a clear need to implement additional behavioral management techniques in the field of dentistry. This study implements two behavioral management strategies, self-monitoring and monetary incentives, in a free dental clinic to explore the effects of these treatments on subject"s dental flossing rate.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.extentvii, 62 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101209en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 11039329en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1983.K724en
dc.subject.lcshBehavior modificationen
dc.subject.lcshDental caries -- Preventionen
dc.subject.lcshDental flossen
dc.subject.lcshDental health education -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshTeeth -- Care and hygieneen
dc.titleThe effect of self-monitoring and monetary incentives on the flossing rate of patients at a dental clinicen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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