Reducing Prescription Opioid Misuse: ROPEs Pilot Trial

• ROPEs Knowledge Change Questionnaire[ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 4-6 weeks (Baseline and one-month follow-up) ]
  Change in dentists' knowledge regarding opioid misuse, acute pain management recommendations, and risk mitigation strategies will be assessed by a questionnaire developed for this study and administered immediately prior and immediately subsequent to intervention (or control) completion and at 1-month follow-up. Knowledge scale contains 5 items. 1 point is awarded for each item correctly answered. 0 points are awarded for incorrect responses. Scale ranges from 0 (least accurate knowledge) to 5 (most accurate knowledge)

This is a randomized controlled pilot trial to establish methodological feasibility and determine whether a web-based, continuing dental education intervention regarding opioid prescribing risk mitigation strategies - consistent with ADA guidelines - produces pre-to-post changes in knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills pertaining to the use of risk mitigation strategies when prescribing opioids in dental practice. The current study involves completion of a self-report pre-test (dentists), randomization to complete ROPEs or attention control intervention, completion of a self-report post-test (immediately following intervention/control completion), and completion of 1-month self-report follow-up assessment.

• Other: Responsible Opioid Prescriber Education (ROPES)
  The ROPEs intervention is a self-guided, web-based continuing dental education intervention. Consistent with ADA recommendations, ROPEs consists of seven modules of active content: (1) Overview; (2) Background on the Opioid Epidemic; (3) Dental Pain Management and the Role of Opioids; (4) Universal Precautions Approach; (5) Screening, Monitoring, and PDMP use; (6) Providing Patient Education; and, (7) Case Vignettes. All key intervention content is delivered via video-based platform and includes downloadable practice aides and resources.
• Other: Active Comparator Control
  An online PDF version of the Center for Disease Control Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

• Experimental: ROPEs
• Active Comparator: Control