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Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of placing preventive fissure sealants

Debbie Bonetti1*, Marie Johnston2, Jan E Clarkson1, Jeremy Grimshaw3, Nigel B Pitts1, Martin Eccles4, Nick Steen4, Ruth Thomas5, Graeme Maclennan5, Liz Glidewell6 and Anne Walker5

Author Affiliations

1 Dental Health Services Research Unit, University of Dundee, Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK

2 College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Kings College, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, Scotland AB24 2UB, UK

3 Clinical Epidemiology Programme, Ottawa Health Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, Administration Building, Room 2-017, Ottawa ON K1Y 4E9, Canada

4 Institute of Health and Society, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK

5 Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK

6 Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Charles Thackrah Building, University of Leeds, 101 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9LJ, UK

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Implementation Science 2010, 5:25 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-25

Published: 8 April 2010

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Additional file 1:

Measuring a behavioural proxy for the placing a preventative fissure sealant (PFS). Additional text relating to measurement of a behavioural proxy for the placing a preventative fissure sealant (PFS).

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Additional file 2:

Questionnaire Index. Index to the PRIME Fissure Sealant Questionnaire.

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Additional file 3:

Questionnaire. Clinical practice survey: the use of fissure sealants in managing 6 to 16 year old patients.

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