ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2007
Evaluating a community-based dental registration program for preschool children living in areas of high social deprivation.
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- Integrating Maternal and Children's Oral Health Promotion into Nursing and Midwifery Practice- A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
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- Health visiting teams and children's oral health: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of preventive dental programs offered to mothers by non-dental professionals to control early childhood dental caries: a review.BMC oral health · 2019Review
- Neighborhood matters: the impact of Hispanic ethnic density on future depressive symptoms 1-year following an ACS event among Hispanic patients.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Article
- Hispanic residential ethnic density and depression in post-acute coronary syndrome patients: Re-thinking the role of social support.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2015Article
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Abstract
aimThis was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based program to promote dental registration and access to dental services for preschool children residing in areas of high social deprivation using monthly registration data provided by the Central Services Agency (CSA).
designA quasi-experimental non-equivalent two group comparison.
settingAreas of high social deprivation in the greater Belfast area.
methodsThe dental registration program was conducted by community-based nurses (health visitors). The health visitors provided oral health education and distributed registration vouchers to mothers of new babies during home visits. The mothers exchanged the vouchers for motivational materials from the participating dental practices. Preschool child registration data were obtained from the CSA to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
resultsThe registration rates were significantly greater 5 months after the program for 0-2-year old children residing in the intervention wards compared with control wards. During the program the rate of change in registration for the 0-2-year-old group residing in the intervention wards was significantly greater compared with those residing in the control wards (t [DF:21]=4.26: p<0.001). There was a significant increase in registration rate 5 months after the program compared with 6 months before the study started for the 0-2 year old group residing in the intervention wards compared with those residing in the control wards (t [df: 21]=3.33: P=0.003). There were no equivalent effects for the 3-5-year old group.
conclusionThe adoption of a community-based approach assisted in promoting dental registration and access to dental services for preschool children residing in areas of high social deprivation.
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