[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17102-17103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-06BE]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluating Channels for Dissemination and Influencing Factors for 
Implementation of CDC's Dental Infection Control Guidelines--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Dental Unit 
plans to conduct an evaluation of the acceptance

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and implementation of its 2003 Guidelines for Infection Control in 
Dental Health Care Settings. These Guidelines took an evidence-based 
approach to recommending infection control procedures, coalescing 
existing guidelines developed over the past decade with new infection 
control measure recommendations supported by research.
    In releasing the Guidelines just over two years ago, the CDC mailed 
more then 400,000 copies to practicing dentists, hygienists, dental 
schools and educators, and health science libraries. CDC also prepared 
a summary of the Guidelines that was published in the Journal of the 
American Dental Association (JADA) in early 2004. At this time, it is 
critical to the Dental Unit's dissemination plan to mount an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of CDC's activities in moving the behavior of 
practicing dentists in the direction of increased adoption and 
implementation of recommendations put forth in the Guidelines.
    CDC has contracted with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and 
its subcontractor, the American Dental Association (ADA), to design and 
conduct the first phase of such an evaluation. This phase includes 
conducting a mail survey to a probability sample of 6,500 dentists 
actively engaged in the private practice of clinical dentistry in the 
United States. The sample will be selected from the ADA's dentist 
Master file, the nation's most up-to-date and complete listing of U.S. 
dentists. The Master file is associated with extensive descriptive 
information on U.S. dentists based on returns to other ADA survey and 
updating activities. Included in the master file is information that 
will allow the sample to: Be selected with equal precision from the 
U.S. Census Divisions; include over-representation of selected 
specialties, i.e., oral surgery and periodontics; identify dentists in 
private practice; and weight the sample according to selected 
demographic and professional characteristics so the results can 
accurately reflect all active private practice dentists in the U.S. We 
expect to achieve a response rate of at least 70 percent, which will 
yield 4,550 completed questionnaires.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate in the survey.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                      Form                          respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Dental Survey...................................            4550               1           15/60            1138
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1138
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    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-4917 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
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