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ArticleInternational journal of dental hygiene2022

Evaluation of an intervention to promote minimally invasive dentistry (MID) in an Australian community dental agency-A pilot study.

Tan Minh Nguyen, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Hanny Calache

Open access · hybridAbstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in International journal of dental hygiene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tan Minh NguyenDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9986-7629
Utsana TonmukayakulDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6464-744X
Hanny CalacheDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-0585
Deakin University · AU

Funding

Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future Community ServiceDental Services
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the impact of an intervention consisting of a 1-day continuing professional development (CPD) education programme on the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS

methodsA quasi non-randomized controlled trial with convenience sampling method was adopted. Fourteen dental practitioners received the intervention. The prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis in Australian children was used to determine the treatment demand and used as the performance benchmark. Ten types of preventive and non-preventive dental services were examined. A Difference-in-Differences (DiD) of 12-month pre- (baseline) and post-intervention analysis was performed.

resultsThe intervention group demonstrated increases in topical fluoride application and dietary analysis and advice services. The standard care group had increases in oral prophylaxis or scale and clean, topical fluoride application and oral hygiene instructions (p-value <0.05). The DiD analysis confirmed the above findings in the intervention group, while other preventive services declined. In the intervention group, the performance benchmark for oral prophylaxis or scale and clean and oral hygiene instructions was met at baseline and post-intervention.

conclusionsOnly a few preventive services had already met the performance benchmark. The intervention was associated with varied changes to preventive and non-preventive dental services. More robust study design addressing the study limitations and validating the performance benchmark is required.

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PMID34018672
PMCPMC9788196
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