ArticleBMC oral health2020
Interprofessional collaboration and smartphone use as promising strategies to improve prenatal oral health care utilization among US underserved women: results from a qualitative study.
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- Barriers and facilitators of oral health care utilization among pregnant women: a mixed-methods systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- Mobile Imaging-Based Machine Learning for Dental Caries, Sealants, and Fluorosis: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Model Development and Validation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes of Dental Students Towards Treatment of Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Oral health care and mobile ownership in Chinese seniors: CHARLS findings.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Construction of the Digital Health Equity-Focused Implementation Research Conceptual Model - Bridging the Divide Between Equity-focused Digital Health and Implementation Research.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Perceptions and determinants of oral health care among Iranian pregnant women: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Smartphone Applications in Dentistry: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Assessing a Smartphone App (AICaries) That Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Dental Caries in Children and Provides Interactive Oral Health Education: Protocol for a Design and Usability Testing Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundData on barriers and facilitators to prenatal oral health care among low-income US women are lacking. The objective of this study was to understand barriers/facilitators and patient-centered mitigation strategies related to the use of prenatal oral health care among underserved US women.
methodsWe used community-based participatory research to conduct two focus groups with eight pregnant/parenting women; ten individual in-depth interviews with medical providers, dental providers and community/social workers; and one community engagement studio with five representative community stakeholders in 2018-2019. Using an interpretive description research design, we conducted semi-structured interviews and focus groups which were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for thematic content.
resultsWe identified individual and systemic barriers/facilitators to the utilization of prenatal oral health care by underserved US women. Strategies reported to improve utilization included healthcare system-wide changes to promote inter-professional collaborations, innovative educational programs to improve dissemination and implementation of prenatal oral health care guidelines, and specialized dental facilities providing prenatal oral health care to underserved women. Moreover, smartphones have the potential to be an innovative entry point to promote utilization of prenatal oral care at the individual level.
conclusionsLow-income women face multiple, addressable barriers to obtaining oral health care during pregnancy. Inter-professional collaboration holds strong promise for improving prenatal oral health care utilization.
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