Tooth decay/dental caries in young children Oral Health Dental caries, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
The DTBP intervention is a simple, structured and potentially cost effective programme for young children within high risk families. It aims to supply parents with the materials to improve oral healt
with recent evidence to suggest beneficial and acceptable use for parents in children’s dental health care. As such, this role of text message prompts along with the standard intervention will be tes
Sponsors
University of Manchester (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Families with young children aged 3-10 years at time of recruitment (including siblings of children who have recently attended for a DGA) 2. Families attending clinic for a routine extraction of one or more of their children’s teeth under general anaesthetic, with cause attributed to dental caries 3. Families with English literacy sufficient to provide informed consent and understand brief DTBP health prevention information sheet
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Families attending clinic for a routine extraction of one or more of their children’s teeth under general anaesthetic, with complex causality (other than dental caries alone) 2. Families with definite plans to move out of the area within 2 years (Greater Manchester) 3. Families highlighted as raising safeguarding issues on clinic notes or by clinical staff 4. Children who are in receipt of a prescribed high fluoride toothpaste such as Duraphat 2800, Duraphat 5000 or another fluoride product
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Referral of any child age 3-10 (within eligible ‘at risk’ families) for routine dental extraction under general anaesthesia (DGA) as a result of caries in the follow up period of 24 months and within 6 to 24 months of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intervention cost effectiveness will be determined by a simple cost benefit analysis i.e. the cost of the intervention against benefits to the NHS in preventing referrals for DGA extractions. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactCharlotte Wilson
Outcome results
None listed