Invitation Email for the Telephone Interview

Attachment F: Telephone Interview Invitation Email

Subject: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE: Help CDC Improve State Oral Health Programs

Dear [Name]:

You recently completed an online survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health regarding your state oral health department’s activities, challenges and needs. We are reaching out today for your assistance in conducting a follow-up telephone interview. This telephone interview builds upon topics previously discussed in the online survey and provides an opportunity for state oral health program staff to elaborate on the following:

• Oral health coalitions (and challenges with implementation)

• School-based sealant programs

• Community water fluoridation facilitators and barriers

• Impact of CDC funding on state oral health program

We are hoping to conduct the interview by {DATE}. Your participation in this interview is voluntary and will take no more than 60 minutes to complete. There are no known risks or direct benefits to you from participating or choosing not to participate, but your answers will help provide additional insight on challenges and lessons learned in implementing state oral health programs. It will also help guide decisions about how CDC can continue to support states in the future.

Please respond to this email with dates and times that will work for you to conduct the interview.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 404-639-8706.

Thank you,

Nita Patel, DrPH, MPH
Division of Oral Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4770 Buford Highway, MS S107-8
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone:  404-639-8706

Fax:  770-488-6080

E-mail:  [email protected]