Table 1 Summary of the topic guide for GDP interviews
Topics | Prompts |
|---|---|
Introductions and background | Aims of study; check outstanding questions; confirm consent |
Context | Describing practice; describing characteristics of patient population |
Risk-based dental recall intervals | Awareness of NICE guideline; familiarity; agreement. Extent of risk-based recall interval use; previous changes; anticipated changes; incentives to use risk-based recalls more. Advantages of risk-based recalls; disadvantages or concerns; impact on contract delivery |
Perceived patient preference regarding recall intervals | Perceived patient preference; barriers to changing recall interval; facilitators to changing recall interval |
Shared decision-making | Understanding of term; past experience; perceived importance; shared decision-making in different decisions; patients' desire to be involved in different decisions; advantages of shared decision-making; disadvantages of shared decision-making; barriers to shared decision-making; facilitators to shared decision-making; use of decision-making aids/resources |
Shared decision-making regarding dental recall intervals | Patients' desire to be involved in recall interval decisions; information need to be involved |
