Coombs J A, Silversin J B, Drolette M E
J Dent Educ. 1980 Sep;44(9):520-5.
There has been a growing interest among policy-makers in improving the transfer of preventive health technologies from research in the laboratory to application in the field. The dissemination of disease prevention technologies depends on understanding the dynamics of local acceptance and long-term commitment to such technologies by institutions, many of which do not have health as their primary responsibility. This paper describes selected national programs concerned with technology transfer and discusses a study of the adoption and implementation of one preventive health innovation---fluoride rinse procedures---as it is diffusing to public schools. Policy implications inherent in research regarding the diffusion and implementation of medical technologies are examined in terms of their relevance to those interested in assessing the school as a feasible site for delivering preventive health services and to those concerned with achieving the successful transfer of a technology from the laboratory to the field.
政策制定者对改善预防性健康技术从实验室研究到实地应用的转化越来越感兴趣。疾病预防技术的传播取决于了解各机构对这些技术的本地接受动态以及长期投入，其中许多机构并不以健康为主要职责。本文介绍了一些与技术转化相关的国家项目，并讨论了一项关于一项预防性健康创新——氟化物漱口程序——在向公立学校推广过程中的采用和实施情况的研究。从与那些有兴趣评估学校作为提供预防性健康服务可行场所的人以及那些关注实现技术从实验室到实地成功转化的人的相关性角度，审视了医学技术传播与实施研究中固有的政策影响。
