Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2015
Family Access to a Dentist Study (FADS): A multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Contemporary clinical trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- School dental screening programmes for oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- School dental screening programmes for oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Randomized Trial Based on the Common-Sense Model of Self-regulation to Increase Child Dental Visits.JDR clinical and translational research · 2019Trial
- Do baby teeth really matter? Changing parental perception and increasing dental care utilization for young children.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Evaluating the changes in molar incisor hypomineralization prevalence: A comparison of two cross-sectional studies in two elementary schools in Mexico City between 2008 and 2017.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2020Article
- Validity of Measures Assessing Oral Health Beliefs of American Indian Parents.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- Caregiver Illness Perception of Their Child's Early Childhood Caries.Pediatric dentistry · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionMany low-income parent/caregivers do not understand the importance of cavity-free primary (baby) teeth and the chronic nature of dental caries (tooth decay). As a consequence, dental preventive and treatment utilization is low even when children are screened in schools and referred for care. This study aims to test a referral letter and Dental Information Guide (DIG) designed using the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM) framework to improve caregivers' illness perception of dental caries and increase utilization of care by children with restorative dental needs.
methodsA multi-site randomized controlled trial with caregivers of Kindergarten to 4th grade children in urban Ohio and rural Washington State will compare five arms: (1) CSM referral letter alone; (2) CSM referral letter+DIG; (3) reduced CSM referral letter alone; (4) reduced CSM referral letter+DIG; and (5) standard (control) referral. At baseline, children will be screened at school to determine restorative dental needs. If in need of treatment, caregivers will be randomized to study arms and an intervention packet will be sent home. The primary outcome will be dental care based on a change in oral health status by clinical examination 7 months post-screening (ICDAS sealant codes 1 and 2; restoration codes 3-8; extraction). Enrollment commenced summer 2015 with results in summer 2016.
conclusionThis study uses the CSM framework to develop and test behavioral interventions to increase dental utilization among low-income caregivers. If effective this simple intervention has broad applicability in clinical and community-based settings.
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