None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to examine if an early oral health promotion intervention using a brief motivational interviewing counseling session among parents of new-born children will affect the occurrence of early childhood dental decay. The hypothesis being tested is that the motivational interviewing intervention will reduce the occurrence of early childhood dental decay compared with standard "Lift the Lip" screening program.
Interventions
Brief motivational interviewing counseling session provided by a trained oral health counselor with parent/carer of child at approximately 8 weeks age and then at 3-4 months of age and at 6 months of age. Brief motivational interviewing approach, which has been used in many different settings, relies on a brief empathic counselling session where the client is helped to explore and verbalize the reasons for changing the health behaviour, and find the reasons for the change themselves. The impetus
Brief motivational interviewing counseling session provided by a trained oral health counselor with parent/carer of child at approximately 8 weeks age and then at 3-4 months of age and at 6 months of age. Brief motivational interviewing approach, which has been used in many different settings, relies on a brief empathic counselling session where the client is helped to explore and verbalize the reasons for changing the health behaviour, and find the reasons for the change themselves. The impetus for change stems from the person and is not imposed by the counselor; the client is the initiator and an active participant in the change process and not merely a recipient of information being delivered by an expert. The counseling sessions will take approximately 45 minutes.
Sponsors
Dental Health Service, Health department Western Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Weeks to 6 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
parents with healthy new-born child attending their local child health/community health clinic for routine health check.
Exclusion criteria
Children with developmental disabilities.
Outcome results
None listed