Impact of the Poor Oral Health Status of Children on Their Families: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Quadri, Mir Faeq Ali; Jaafari, Fatimah Rasheed M.; Mathmi, Noha Ahmed A.; Huraysi, Nouf Hassan F.; Nayeem, Maryam; Jessani, Abbas; Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar; Tadakamadla, Jyothi

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“…The absence of proper oral hygiene practices in children can result in dental problems, generating feelings of guilt and anguish in their parents. In addition, the need to take children to the dentist and take time off work for dental treatment can have a financial impact on the family ( 12 ).…”

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Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese Preschoolers

Correia,

Ribeiro Graça,

Mendes

2024

Acta Stomatol Croat

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Objective to contribute to the validation of the Early Childhood Oral Impact Scale (ECOHIS) by studying its psychometric properties when applied to a Portuguese preschool population. Methods Cross-sectional study conducted with children aged between three and five-years-old. The non-probabilistic sample included two preschools in the municipality of Lisbon. Children who agreed to participate and whose guardians signed the informed consent were included. Data collection included a questionnaire, administered to the parents, and an intraoral examination of the children. The questionnaire included the Portuguese version of ECOHIS. The intraoral examination included the caries diagnosis according to the World Health Organization criteria. Discriminant validity compared the ECOHIS score between children with and without caries experience (Mann-Whitney U-test). Cohen's d was calculated to estimate the magnitude of the difference. Reliability analysis included Cronbach's α and test-retest. Construct validity was analyzed by the correlation between the ECOHIS score and dmft (Spearman's correlation). A significance level of 5% was used. Results The sample included 104 children (mean age 4.1 years). ECOHIS values were significantly different between children with and without caries (p=0.004). The Cohen's d was 0.84. The Cronbach's was 0.78, with no significant increase in value when eliminating any of the items. The test-retest showed significant correlation (r=0.76; p=0.01). There was a significant correlation between the ECOHIS score and caries experience (r=0.28; p=0.004). Conclusion The Portuguese version of the ECOHIS showed good psychometric properties, indicating that it is a reliable and valid tool to measure the impact of oral health in preschool children.

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Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese Preschoolers

Correia,

Ribeiro Graça,

Mendes

2024

Acta Stomatol Croat

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“…Untreated caries in deciduous teeth affected nearly half a billion children worldwide in 2017 [ 1 ] and is considered the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in childhood [ 2 ]. In addition to the economic burden [ 3 , 4 ], dental caries and its complications have a negative impact on family activities, children’s and parents’ well-being [ 5 , 6 ], children’s future oral health [ 7 , 8 ] and quality of life [ 9 , 10 ]. Carious lesions result from the demineralization of dental hard tissues by acid production derived from the metabolization of fermentable carbohydrates by specific bacteria found in dental plaque [ 11 ].…”

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Factors perceived by health professionals to be barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children: a systematic review

Lienhart,

Elsa,

Farge

et al. 2023

BMC Oral Health

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Background Considered the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in childhood, dental caries is both an individual and a collective burden. While international guidelines highlight prevention as a major strategy for caries management in children, health professionals still struggle to implement prevention into their clinical practice. Further research is needed to understand the gap between the theoretical significance of dental prevention and its lack of implementation in the clinical setting. This systematic review aims to identify and classify factors perceived by health professionals to be barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children. Method A systematic literature search was conducted in three electronic databases (Medline, Web of Science and Cairn). Two researchers independently screened titles, abstracts and texts. To be selected, studies had to focus on barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children and include health professionals as study participants. Qualitative and quantitative studies were selected. The factors influencing caries prevention in children were sorted into 3 main categories (clinician-related factors, patient-related factors, and organizational-related factors) and then classified according to the 14 domains of the theoretical domains framework (TDF). Results A total of 1771 references were found by combining manual and database searches. Among them, 26 studies met the inclusion criteria, of which half were qualitative and half were quantitative studies. Dentists (n = 12), pediatricians (n = 11), nurses (n = 9), and physicians (n = 5) were the most frequently interviewed health professionals in our analysis. Barriers and facilitators to caries prevention in children were categorized into 12 TDF domains. The most frequently reported domains were Environmental Context and Resources, Knowledge and Professional Role and Identity. Conclusion This systematic review found that a wide range of factors influence caries prevention in children. Our analysis showed that barriers to pediatric oral health promotion affect all stages of the health care system. By highlighting the incompatibility between the health care system’s organization and the implementation of caries prevention, this study aims to help researchers and policy-makers design new interventions to improve children’s access to caries prevention. Trial registration PROSPERO CRD42022304545.

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“…[ 5 ] Maintaining and improving the students’ oral health, directly and indirectly, improves the quality of their life and education. [ 6 7 ] Providing school supportive program in addition to the at-home behavior changes can overcome the barriers to promoting dental health in socially deprived communities. [ 8 9 ]…”

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A model for implementing oral health-promoting school

Asgari

Tahani

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Schools are ideal setting for children's oral health-promoting programs. It is an integrated model for oral health-promoting schools (OHPS) with the capacities of dental school's curriculum and dental students as workforces. In this protocol, the principle of planning and implementation of the oral health program is described. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Based on the PRECEDE-Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED) planning model, a framework for determining the potential predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that could be intervening was diagnosed. To adapt the phases of the planning model for integration of the “OHPS” principles and the dental students’ curriculum, the following steps are supposed to be considered: Phases 1–5 which are to assess the baseline data will include the assessment of children oral health status and parents and teachers’ knowledge, attitude, and performance. Phase 6 or implementation phase will be allocated to oral health education interventions for students, parents, and teachers, professional screening, prevention, and referral. Phase 7 or the process assessment phase will be to record the number of screened students, the amount of fissure sealant and fluoride provision, and percentage of trained parents and teachers. Phase 8 or the impact assessment phase will assess the students’ improvement in knowledge and practice, decayed, missing, and filled teeth scores, teachers and mothers’ oral health attitudes and behaviors, and brushing and flossing behaviors. At the last, cost analysis of the program and long-term monitoring of the interventions is suggested. CONCLUSION: In case that the effectiveness of this model is proven, it can be implemented by other dental schools for the primary schools in their regions. Considering the number and distribution of dental schools in the country, this model is executable as targeted population oral health promotion approach in 6–12-year-old schoolchildren.

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Impact of the Poor Oral Health Status of Children on Their Families: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 7 publications

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Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese Preschoolers

Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese Preschoolers

Factors perceived by health professionals to be barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children: a systematic review

A model for implementing oral health-promoting school

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