Eligibility
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The CDS was considered a quality improvement initiative of the HealthPartners Dental Group, and the project had support and approval from leadership within the organization. The local IRB considered this approval as an alternative to individual, written informed consent for dentists enrolled in the study. Thus, all eligible dentists and oral surgeons at HealthPartners were included. Dentists and oral surgeons at HealthPartners who performed at least 6 dental extractions in the year prior to launching the trial were eligible for inclusion in the study. Patients were included in the study if they were age 16 or older and had a permanent tooth extraction that was performed by an eligible provider at HealthPartners. HealthPartners routinely conducts data-driven quality improvement initiatives and research on services and patient outcomes. All patients at HealthPartners are given the opportunity to opt out of having their data used for research. Patients who had opted out of research still saw their provider as they normally would, but their data were not used in the current study.