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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Child Fluoride Varnish Programs Implementation: A Consensus Workshop and Actions to Increase Scale-Up in Australia.

John Skinner, Yvonne Dimitropoulos, Woosung Sohn, Alexander Holden, Boe Rambaldini, Heiko Spallek, Rahila Ummer-Christian, Stuart Marshall, Kate Raymond, Tom Calma Ao and 1 more

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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John SkinnerPoche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Sydney, Room 224 Edward Ford Building, Sydney 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4866-053X
Yvonne DimitropoulosPoche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Sydney, Room 224 Edward Ford Building, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Woosung SohnThe University of Sydney School of Dentistry, 2 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010, Australia.
Alexander HoldenThe University of Sydney School of Dentistry, 2 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010, Australia.
Boe RambaldiniPoche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Sydney, Room 224 Edward Ford Building, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Heiko SpallekThe University of Sydney School of Dentistry, 2 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010, Australia.
Rahila Ummer-ChristianFluoride Varnish Initiative, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group, Bendigo 3550, Australia.
Stuart MarshallStatewide Dental Services, SA Dental, Level 5 Roma Mitchell House, 136 North Tce, Adelaide 5000, Australia.
Kate RaymondDepartment of Health, Northern Territory Government, Level 7 Manunda Place, 38 Cavenagh Street, Darwin 0800, Australia.
Tom Calma AoPoche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Sydney, Room 224 Edward Ford Building, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Kylie GwynnePoche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Sydney, Room 224 Edward Ford Building, Sydney 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6897-4528

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of the National Fluoride Varnish Workshop in 2018 along with subsequent actions to scale-up the use of fluoride varnish nationally in Australia. The use of fluoride varnish programs to prevent dental caries in high-risk child populations is an evidence-based population health approach used internationally. Such programs have not been implemented at scale nationally in Australia. A National Fluoride Varnish Consensus Workshop was held in Sydney in November 2018 with an aim of sharing the current work in this area being undertaken by various Australian jurisdictions and seeking consensus on key actions to improve the scale-up nationally. Forty-four people attended the Workshop with oral health representatives from all Australian state and territory health departments, as well as the Australian Dental Association (ADA) at both NSW branch and Federal levels. There was strong support for further scale-up of fluoride varnish programs nationally and to see the wider use of having non-dental professionals apply the varnish. This case study identifies key actions required to ensure scale-up of systematic fluoride varnish programs as part of a strategic population oral health approach to preventing dental caries among high-risk children who may not routinely access dental care.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderdental assistantsfluoride varnishimplementation scienceoral healthscale-up

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PMID34442166
PMCPMC8392282

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