ArticleJournal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2026
Integrating Dietitians Into Primary Dental Care for Paediatric Populations: Developing a Conceptual Service Pathway Through a Professional Stakeholder Workshop.
Article in Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundDiet is a common risk factor influencing both oral and systemic health, yet dietary support within dental care is often limited to brief advice focused on sugar intake. Integrating dietitians into primary dental care for the paediatric population may support earlier identification of dietary concerns and provide the opportunity for dietetic care. However, no established integrated dietetic-dental service pathway for paediatric populations has been identified within primary dental care settings in the United Kingdom.
objectiveTo explore how selected full-consensus agreement statements could be configured into a conceptual dietetic-dental service pathway for paediatric populations attending primary dental care services and to identify the organisational and contextual factors that may influence its future delivery in practice.
methodsA single 70-min online workshop was conducted via video conferencing in April 2026 and facilitated using a structured discussion guide. Workshop activities focused on collaborative service pathway mapping informed by previous Delphi consensus findings. Data sources included a workshop transcript, digital sticky-note outputs, pathway mapping artefacts, facilitator notes and analysed using framework analysis. Subsequent member checking was undertaken to verify the accuracy and completeness of the developed care pathway.
resultsEight professional participants (four dietitians and four dental professionals) contributed to the development of a conceptual service pathway. The pathway centred on dietitian-led triage as a central coordinating mechanism, supporting referral management, communication and continuity across services. Workshop outputs highlighted a range of contextual factors that may influence future delivery, including patient engagement, professional roles and system readiness. Key uncertainties related to workforce configuration, escalation pathways and the capacity of external services to accommodate potential referrals generated through preventive dietary care.
conclusionThe findings represent an early stage conceptual dietetic-dental service pathway for paediatric populations, requiring future piloting and evaluation. Contextual factors suggest that delivering the care pathway may require adaptive approaches that are responsive to local workforce organisational and population contexts.
Indexed as
Identifiers
42852475What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.