Ntouva, AntiopiAntiopiNtouvaPorter, JessieJessiePorterCrawford, Mike JMike JCrawfordBritton, AnnieAnnieBrittonGratus, ChristineChristineGratusNewton, TimTimNewtonTsakos, GeorgiosGeorgiosTsakosHeilmann, AnjaAnjaHeilmannPikhart, HynekHynekPikhartWatt, Richard GRichard GWatt2019-04-052020-03-182019-05-01Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2019, 54 (3), pp.235-2420735-0414http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/68640AIM: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of screening for alcohol misuse and delivering brief advice to eligible patients attending NHS dental practices in London. METHODS: A two-arm cluster randomized controlled feasibility trial was conducted. Twelve dental practices were recruited and randomized to intervention and control arms. Participants attending for a dental check were recruited into the study and were eligible if they consumed alcohol above recommended levels assessed by the AUDIT-C screening tool. All eligible participants were asked to complete a baseline socio-demographic questionnaire. Six months after the completion of baseline measures, participants were contacted via telephone by a researcher masked to their allocation status. The full AUDIT tool was then administered. Alcohol consumption in the last 90 days was also assessed using the Form 90. A process evaluation assessed the acceptability of the intervention. RESULTS: Over a 7-month period, 229 participants were recruited (95.4% recruitment rate) and at the 6 months follow-up, 176 participants were assessed (76.9% retention rate). At the follow-up, participants in the intervention arm were significantly more likely to report a longer abstinence period (3.2 vs. 2.3 weeks respectively, P = 0.04) and non-significant differences in AUDIT (44.9% vs. 59.8% AUDIT positive respectively, P = 0.053) and AUDIT C difference between baseline and follow-up (-0.67 units vs. -0.29 units respectively, P = 0.058). Results from the process evaluation indicated that the intervention and study procedures were acceptable to dentists and patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study has demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of dentists screening for alcohol misuse and providing brief advice.© The Author(s) 2019. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Alcohol and Alcoholism following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/alcalc/agz017/5382320Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineSubstance AbuseBRIEF INTERVENTIONFACIAL INJURIESCONSUMPTIONDRINKINGDRINKERSCANCERSEPIDEMIOLOGYASSOCIATIONPREVALENCETRENDSSubstance Abuse1117 Public Health and Health Services1701 Psychology1109 NeurosciencesJournal Articlehttps://www.dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz017CP1TRD-787801464-3502