PMID- 29859079 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190702 LR - 20240318 IS - 1472-6831 (Electronic) IS - 1472-6831 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jun 1 TI - Oral health promotion practices: a survey of Florida child care center directors. PG - 96 LID - 10.1186/s12903-018-0562-y [doi] LID - 96 AB - BACKGROUND: To understand the oral health promotion practices (OHPPs) in Florida licensed childcare centers (CCCs), we surveyed the childcare center directors (CCCDs) employed at these centers. We determined if CCC's affiliation with Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) programs was associated with the number of OHPPs implemented. METHODS: For this cross-sectional study we emailed a pretested 45-item online survey to unduplicated email addresses of 5142 licensed CCCDs as listed in the publicly available Florida Department of Child and Family services database. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted. In addition, a Poisson regression model predicting higher numbers of OHPPs implemented was conducted. RESULTS: A response rate of 19.4% was estimated. CCCDs reporting to implement a higher number of OHPPs in their CCCs were more likely to have longer work experience (b = 0.006, 95% CI: 0.001,0.012 p = 0.03), work in EHS/HS affiliated centers (b = 0.7, 95%CI: 0.48,0.91) p < 0.001), and have more positive attitudes about pediatric oral health (b = 0.08, 95%CI: 0.05, 0.10) p < 0.001). CCCDs with more self-perceived barriers reported implementing a lower number of OHPPs (b = - 0.046, 95% CI: -0.09, - 0.003 p = 0.035) compared to their counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association between a CCC's affiliation with EHS/HS programs and the number of OHPPs implemented was observed. In addition, CCCD's years of experience, attitudes towards oral health, and self-perceived barriers in implementing OHPPs were also associated with the number of OHPPs implemented. FAU - Bhoopathi, Vinodh AU - Bhoopathi V AD - Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences, Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, 3223 N Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. Vinodh.Bhoopathi@temple.edu. FAU - Joshi, Ajay AU - Joshi A AD - Pediatric Dentistry Department, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Ocanto, Romer AU - Ocanto R AD - Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, 3200 S University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33328, USA. FAU - Jacobs, Robin J AU - Jacobs RJ AD - Department of Family and Community Medicine - Research Programs, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX, 77098, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180601 PL - England TA - BMC Oral Health JT - BMC oral health JID - 101088684 SB - IM MH - Administrative Personnel/*psychology MH - Child MH - Child Day Care Centers/*organization & administration MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Dental Health Surveys MH - Early Intervention, Educational MH - Female MH - Florida MH - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice MH - *Health Promotion MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Oral Health MH - Regression Analysis PMC - PMC5984766 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Child care centers OT - Day care OT - Dental caries OT - Early head start OT - Head start OT - Health promotion OT - Oral health OT - Prevention COIS- AUTHORS' INFORMATION: Dr. Vinodh Bhoopathi, was an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, and the thesis committee chair for Dr. Joshi's thesis when this study was conducted. Currently Dr. Bhoopathi is an Assistant Professor at the Temple University Maurice H Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Ajay Joshi was a pediatric dental resident at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine when this thesis study was conducted. Currently he is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Indiana University School of Dentistry and maintains his private practice in Marion, IN. Dr. Romer Ocanto is Associate Professor, and Chair of Pediatric Dentistry at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Robin J. Jacobs is Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the time of the study. Currently she is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. Bhoopathi. E-mail: Vinodh.Bhoopathi@temple.edu ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: This study was approved by the Institution review board (IRB) at the Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division (Protocol: CGG2013-19). Participants were informed through an email message about the objectives of the study and that by clicking the online survey link they were consenting to participate in the study. They were also informed that their participation is voluntary and anonymous, and that they may choose anytime to not participate in the study. COMPETING INTERESTS: Dr. Bhoopathi is an Associate Editor of the BMC Oral Health Editorial Board. Other author(s) declare no competing interests. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2018/06/03 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/03 06:00 PMCR- 2018/06/01 CRDT- 2018/06/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/05/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12903-018-0562-y [pii] AID - 562 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12903-018-0562-y [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Oral Health. 2018 Jun 1;18(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0562-y.