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Prevention of Dental Caries in Indigenous Children from World Health Organization-Listed High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
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Smith, Leanne; Blinkhorn, Fiona A.; Blinkhorn, Anthony S.; Hawke, Fiona – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: To systematically review evidence for interventions to prevent early childhood caries (ECC) in Indigenous children in high-income countries. Search strategy: In November 2016, we searched Medline (from 1946), Embase (from 1980), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed (from 1996) and the Cumulative Index to…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Disease Control, Prevention, Dental Health
Taking the Pain out of Waiting: The Oral Health Counselling Experiences of Parents of Children with Extensive Dental Caries
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Cashmore, Aaron W.; Noller, Jennifer; Johnson, Bronwyn; Ritchie, Jan; Blinkhorn, Anthony S. – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: The Tooth Smart Programme is a hospital-based parent-counselling programme established to stabilize existing carious lesions and prevent new caries in children. The purpose of this qualitative study was to: explore participating parents' experiences of and views about parent counselling; identify and describe factors that influence the…
Descriptors: Dental Evaluation, Hospitals, Dental Health, Dentistry
The next Stages in Researching Water Fluoridation: Evaluation and Surveillance
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Downer, Martin C.; Blinkhorn, Anthony S. – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: (1) to provide a commentary on a conference held at the University of Manchester entitled Researching Water Fluoridation: Evaluation and Surveillance; (2) to synthesize from the proceedings of the meeting suggestions for future research and public health surveillance. Method: The main points and problematic issues raised by the speakers…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Disease Control, Investigations, Public Health
A Critique of the Brushing for Life Programme
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Downer, Martin C.; Drugan, Caroline S.; Blinkhorn, Anthony S. – Health Education Journal, 2006
Background and objective: Brushing for Life is intended to promote regular brushing of children's teeth with fluoride toothpaste. The programme is delivered by health visitors who provide toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental health education material at children's 8, 18 and 36 month development checks. The purpose of the present paper was to…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Dental Health