Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Measuring oral health during pregnancy: sensitivity and specificity of a maternal oral screening (MOS) tool.
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- Early pregnancy is characterized by a significant decrease in the diversity of the oral microbiome and strong associations with lifestyle and conception method.Journal of oral microbiology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of oral health during pregnancy and implementation of maternal oral screening tool and referral process in pregnant women: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Oral Health Status and Dental Services Utilisation Among a Vulnerable Sample of Pregnant Women.International dental journal · 2025Article
- Oral health status during pregnancy and evaluation of a maternal oral screening tool: A multicenter cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Oral and periodontal assessment at the first trimester of pregnancy: The PERISCOPE longitudinal study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Observational
- Developing and pilot testing an oral health screening tool for diabetes care providers.BMC primary care · 2022Review
- Aboriginal Health Workers Promoting Oral Health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women during Pregnancy: Development and Pilot Testing of the Grinnin' Up Mums & Bubs Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Economic evaluation of the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service programme in Australia.BMJ open · 2021Article
- An ADePT evaluation for incorporating the TIPPS periodontal health intervention into primary care antenatal programmes to enhance infant birth weight in Palestine: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Perceptions and practices of general practitioners on providing oral health care to people with diabetes - a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- The role of indigenous health workers in promoting oral health during pregnancy: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMidwives can play a key role in promoting the oral health of pregnant women and assessing their oral health status. A maternal oral assessment tool (MOS) was developed and pilot tested by the study investigators to assist midwives in this role and the results were promising. The aim of this study was to undertake further sensitivity and specificity assessment of the MOS tool using two-comparison approaches- the longer oral health screening tool known as the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and an oral assessment by trained study dentists.
methodsPregnant women were recruited for this study as part of a larger randomised controlled trial of a Midwifery Initiated Oral Health (MIOH) program. Pregnant women completed the MOS and OHIP-14 as part of their initial assessment undertaken by 38 trained and accredited midwives. A dental assessment was conducted for all women in the intervention group using three trained study dentists with high inter rater reliability.
resultsTwo hundred and eleven pregnant women participated in the validation of the MOS tool. Results from both approaches found the MOS tool to have high sensitivity, correctly identifying 88-94 % of women at risk of poor dental health, and low specificity (14-21 %).
conclusionsThis study has shown that the MOS tool can be successfully implemented by midwives during a woman's first antenatal visit and can identify up to 94 % of women at risk of poor oral health and needing a dental referral. The tool has the potential to be transferable to other antenatal care providers and could be incorporated into hospital obstetric database systems. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12612001271897 , 6
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