title: Acceptability of the Hall Technique to parents and children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the acceptability of stainless steel crowns placed by dental therapists on children's primary molars using the Hall Technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mixed methods approach, using qualitative inductive analysis and quantitative analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hawke's Bay Community Oral Health Service
  
  
  METHODS
  One focus group was conducted and ten thirty-minute phone interviews were undertaken with parents of children who had previously had a stainless steel crown placed using the Hall Technique (over the period 1 December 2011 to 31 May 2012). An inductive approach was used to analyse the qualitative research data, and the information was arranged into several categories based on the key themes which arose. Children treated with the Hall Technique were asked immediately after treatment whether they had enjoyed their visit to the clinic that day.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Common themes were found with regard to appearance, pain, the procedure, and general opinions on acceptability. Nearly all (90%) of the children responded positively about their visit to the clinic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a high degree of acceptance among both parents and children for stainless steel crown placement using the Hall Technique in this group.
authors.forename: Lyndie A Foster
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Dorothy H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Samantha K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: W Murray
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Nicola P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Innes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003442:Crowns / Q000523:psychology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations