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ArticleBMC oral health2024

Technology-enabled anticipatory guidance and peer support in empowering parents to prevent early childhood caries: a randomized controlled trial.

Xiaoli Gao, Sharon H X Tan, Catherine H L Hong, Mary F F Chong, Mun Loke Wong, Yvonne P M Ng, Gerald C H Koh, Pin Sym Foong, Angsumita Pramanick, Oy Chu Eu and 2 more

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06558955 (Technology-enabled Anticipatory Guidance and Peer Support in Empowering Parents to Prevent Early Childhood Caries), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Technology-enabled Anticipatory Guidance and Peer Support in Empowering Parents to Prevent Early Childhood Caries: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational University of SingaporeRan2024 to 2028Enrolled600ConditionsDental Caries, Dental Caries in Children, Diet HabitArmsTechnology-enabled anticipatory guidance and peer support, Conventional health education
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12 authors.

Xiaoli GaoFaculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore. dengx@nus.edu.sg.
Sharon H X TanFaculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore.
Catherine H L HongFaculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore. denchhl@nus.edu.sg.
Mary F F ChongSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore.
Mun Loke WongFaculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore.
Yvonne P M NgDepartment of Neonatology, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Gerald C H KohSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore.
Pin Sym FoongSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Level 10, Singapore, 119085, Singapore.
Angsumita PramanickDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Oy Chu EuSchool Dental Service, Health Promotion Board, Singapore, Singapore.
Jennifer E GallagherFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Zubair AminDepartment of Neonatology, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Funding

Singapore National Medical Research Council MOH-PHRGOC23jul-0004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of childhood. Early childhood caries (ECC), defined as onset of dental caries before 6 years of age, is preventable and reversible in the early stages with proper interventions. The purpose of the study is to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of technology-enabled anticipatory guidance and peer support in empowering parents to establish good diets, feeding and oral hygiene practices to prevent ECC. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Mother-child dyads will be recruited from pre-natal clinics and post-natal wards of a tertiary care hospital in Singapore. The control group will receive conventional oral health education materials while the intervention group will join four rounds of online parent empowerment sessions focusing on anticipatory guidance and peer-support. Mothers will complete a questionnaire and food frequency checklist when their child turns 12, 24 and 36 months; each child will undergo an oral examination at the age of 24 and 36 months. Chi-square tests and two-sample t-tests, or their non-parametric equivalents will be used to compare proportions of children with caries by decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) and decayed, missing and filled surfaces (dmfs) scores between groups. Effect sizes and their confidence intervals will be calculated along with number needed to treat. Multivariable analyses will be carried out to assess the effect of the intervention on primary outcomes (caries incidence at 24 and 36 months) and secondary outcomes (including parental efficacy, child's oral health behaviours and oral hygiene status, quality of life). Cost-effectiveness analyses will also be carried out. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by Domain Specific Review Board (DSRB 2024/00244). Results will be published in international peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The trial was retrospectively registered on ClinicialTrials.gov (NCT06558955) around the time of the commencement of patient recruitment, but prior to the commencement of any intervention.

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Dental CariesPeer GroupChild, PreschoolCost-Benefit AnalysisEmpowermentFemaleHealth Education, DentalHumansInfantOral HygieneParentsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingaporeAnticipatory guidanceDental cariesEarly childhood cariesOral healthPeer supportTechnology

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