Early Childhood Caries.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: in this group, composed of 6 Basic Health Units, the children (sample:325) and their respective mothers/fathers/responsible adults will be attended by the dentists at least once a
Behavioural
Sponsors
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Eligibility
Age
12 Months to 14 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children born in 2013/2014 in the attended territory of 12 Basic Health Units of the Community Health Service of Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and who are correctly registered and under follow-up medical attention in the Children Program; Mothers/fathers/responsible adults: the person responsible for the child’s oral health care and who follows all dental appointments in the health unit will be considered.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with special needs or syndromes; children who left the attended territory of Community Health Service of Grupo Hospitalar Conceição health units for more than 6 consecutive months; Mothers/fathers/responsible adults without cognitive conditions to answer the study’s surveys.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing the prevalence of Early Childhood Caries after 3 years of follow verified by the ICDAS index (International Caries Detection & Assessment System) from the realization of reduction of at least 30% of the index pre and post intervention. ;Reducing the prevalence of Early Childhood Caries after 3 years of follow verified by the ICDAS index (International Caries Detection & Assessment System) from the realization of reduction of 40% of the index pre and post intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel Faustino da Silva
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Outcome results
None listed