[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-07-06BE]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 693-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 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 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 than 400,000 
copies to practicing dentists, hygienists, dental schools and 
educators, and health science libraries. CDC also prepared a summary of 
the Guidelines that were 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. The total estimated annual burden hours 
are 1,138.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
                             Form                                 Number of      responses  per   per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hrs.)
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Dental Survey................................................            4550                1            15/60
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    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Joan Karr,
Reports Clearance Officer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-6911 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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