Dental caries prevention Oral Health Dental caries
Conditions
Interventions
Six schools across NSW that enroll at least 12% Aboriginal children will be invited to participate in the 12-month study. Aboriginal children aged 5–12 years enrolled in these schools will be eligible
Sponsors
Poche Centre for Indigenous Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children: 1. Aboriginal children 2. Aged 5-12 years 3. Non-Aboriginal children at the school’s request 4. 'At risk' of developing caries Dental assistants: 5. Aboriginal 6. Minimum training requirement: Certificate III in dental assisting from a registered training organisation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children: 1. Uncontrolled asthma 2. History of allergy to resins 3. Not 'at risk' of developing caries Dental assistants: 4. Non-Aboriginal descent 5. No minimum qualification in dental assisting
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of Aboriginal dental assistants and supervising oral health therapists participating in the study throughout the 12 months 2. Proportion of children who received one, two, three or four fluoride varnish applications over the study period assessed by reviewing clinical records at 3-month intervals and at the end of the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Readiness to change of dental assistants and oral health therapists through questionnaires before and after the 2-day training 2. Cost analysis to determine the overall cost effectiveness of using dental assistants to apply fluoride varnish four times per year to school-children compared to oral health therapists based on hourly rates of pay assessed at the end of the study 3. Satisfaction of key stakeholders assessed by a questionnaire at the end of the study | — |
Countries
Australia
Contacts
Public ContactYvonne Dimitropoulos
Outcome results
None listed