Effects of a school-based dental health program for children in year 3 and 4 of primary schools in Amersfoort, the Netherlands; a quasi-experimental design.

Effects of a school-based dental health program for children in year 3 and 4 of primary schools in Amersfoort, the Netherlands; a quasi-experimental design. - Effects of a school-based dental health program 'Poetsj'

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON42889

Enrollment

456

Registered

2016-10-14

Start date

2016-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

caries cariosity tooth decay

Interventions

The intervention consists of frequent individual tooth brushing instructions at school and a protected website on which the parents receive tailor-made advice on how to improve the dental health of

child

dental

dental caries

health education

oral health

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children attending the 3rd and 4th grade of participating primary schools in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, at the start of the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with orthodontic devices

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The difference in the increase of dental caries using dmfs/DMFS after respectively 18 months and 30 months compared to baseline, between the study group and the control group.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The difference in plaque status between the study group and the control group after respectively 9, 18 and 30 months. The difference between the study group and control group in frequency of tooth brushing by the children themselves and the difference in frequency of tooth brushing by parents after respectively 18 and 30 months.	—

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)