PMID- 31006023
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201204
LR  - 20201214
IS  - 1460-2245 (Electronic)
IS  - 0957-4824 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 2
DP  - 2020 Apr 1
TI  - Family-centred oral health promotion through Victorian child-health services: a 
      pilot.
PG  - 279-289
LID - 10.1093/heapro/daz025 [doi]
AB  - Maternal and Child Health Services (MCHS) provide ideal settings for oral disease 
      prevention. In Victoria (Australia), child mouth-checks (Lift-the-Lip) and oral 
      health promotion (OHP) occur during MCHS child visits. This study trialled 
      Tooth-Packs (OHP resources, toothbrushes, toothpastes) distribution within MCHS 
      to (i) assess the impacts of Tooth-Packs distribution on child and family oral 
      health (OH) behaviours and knowledge, including Maternal and Child Health Nurses 
      (MCHN) child referral practices to dental services, and (ii) determine the 
      feasibility and acceptability of incorporating Tooth-Packs distribution into MCHN 
      OHP practices. A mixed-methods evaluation design was employed. MCHN from four 
      high-needs Victorian Local Government Areas distributed Tooth-Packs to families 
      of children attending 18-month and/or 24-month MCHS visits (baseline). Families 
      completed a questionnaire on OH and dietary practices at baseline and 30-month 
      follow-up. Tooth-Packs distribution, Lift-the-lip mouth-checks and child OH 
      referrals were conducted. Guided discussions with MCHN examined intervention 
      feasibility. Overall, 1585 families received Tooth-Packs. Lift-the-lip was 
      conducted on 1493 children (94.1%). Early childhood caries were identified in 142 
      children (9.5%) and these children were referred to dental services. Baseline to 
      follow-up behavioural improvements (n = 230) included: increased odds of children 
      having ever seen an OH professional (OR 28.0; 95% CI 7.40-236.88; p < 0.001), 
      parent assisted toothbrushing twice/day (OR 1.76; 95% CI 1.05-3.00; p = 0.030) 
      and toothpaste use >once/day (OR 2.82; 95% CI 1.59-5.24; p < 0.001). MCHN 
      recommendations included distribution of Tooth-Packs to at-risk children 
      <12-months of age. MCHS provide an ideal setting to enable timely family-centred 
      OHP intervention and adoption of good OH behaviours at an early age.
CI  - (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. 
      For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
FAU - Heilbrunn-Lang, Adina Y
AU  - Heilbrunn-Lang AY
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
FAU - Carpenter, Lauren M
AU  - Carpenter LM
AD  - Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Centre for Health Equity, The 
      Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street, 
      Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia.
FAU - de Silva, Andrea M
AU  - de Silva AM
AD  - WorkSafe Victoria, 1 Malop Street Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
FAU - Meyenn, Lisa K
AU  - Meyenn LK
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
FAU - Lang, Gillian
AU  - Lang G
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
FAU - Ridge, Allison
AU  - Ridge A
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
FAU - Perry, Amanda
AU  - Perry A
AD  - Sunbury Community Health, 12-28 Macedon Street, Sunbury, Victoria 3429, 
      Australia.
FAU - Cole, Deborah
AU  - Cole D
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
FAU - Hegde, Shalika
AU  - Hegde S
AD  - Dental Health Services Victoria, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, 
      Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Health Promot Int
JT  - Health promotion international
JID - 9008939
SB  - IM
MH  - *Child Health Services
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - *Family
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Promotion
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - *Oral Health
MH  - Parents/education
MH  - Pediatric Nursing
MH  - Referral and Consultation
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Victoria
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - child health professionals
OT  - early childhood caries
OT  - oral health
OT  - prevention
EDAT- 2019/04/22 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2019/04/22 06:00
PHST- 2019/04/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/04/22 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 5475794 [pii]
AID - 10.1093/heapro/daz025 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Health Promot Int. 2020 Apr 1;35(2):279-289. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daz025.