Effects of time and socio‐economic status on the determinants of oral health‐related behaviours of parents of preschool children

Branden, Sigrid Van den; Broucke, Stephan Van den; Leroy, Roos; Declerck, Dominique; Hoppenbrouwers, Karel

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0722.2012.00951.x

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“…On an individual level, these interventions should aim to improve behaviours and the behavioural determinants of parents of young children [27,32]. Skills training sessions and making use of feedback might be appropriate techniques [21].…”

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“…For a detailed description of the procedures the reader is referred to Declerck et al [16]. Data on behaviours were obtained at the same ages through structured and validated questionnaires, distributed through the kindergarten teachers and completed by the parents [33]. The questionnaires measured reported dietary habits (DH), oral hygiene habits (OH) and dental attendance (DA).…”

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Oral health and oral health-related behaviour in preschool children: evidence for a social gradient

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Abstract.This study aims to investigate the social gradient in the reported oral health-related behaviour and oral health status of preschool children. Participants were 1,057 children born between October 2003 and July 2004 in Flanders, Belgium. Oral health examinations were performed by trained dentists when the children were three and five years old (respectively in 2007 and 2009); data on dietary habits, oral hygiene habits and dental attendance of the children were obtained through structured questionnaires completed by the parents. Maternal educational level, measured in four categories, was used as a proxy of socio-economic status. Logistic and ordinal regressions showed a social gradient for the oral health-related behaviours: a lower educational level of the mother was related to a higher consumption of sugared drinks between meals and to a lower brushing frequency and dental attendance of the child. Children from low-educated mothers also had seven times more chance to present with caries experience than children from mothers with a bachelor degree. Contrary to the expectations, there was a deviation from the gradient in three-year-olds from the highest educational group showing an increased risk for caries experience (OR=3.84, 95% CI=1.08-13.65). Conclusion. Already in very young children, a graded relationship is observed between socio-economic position, oral health and related behaviours. The results suggest that different approaches are required to promote oral health during early childhood depending on the mother's educational background. As children from the highest social group also have an increased caries risk, specific techniques may be needed.2

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“…Parents have been shown to have greater impact on oral health behaviour in preschool children than in older children . Parental oral health behaviour may be influenced by social norms, cultural background and educational level . In addition, some studies have shown that conditions in the family, such as family status or especially a change in it, and number of children in the family, are associated with the preschool child's oral health .…”

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Tooth brushing frequency and use of fluoride lozenges in children from 1.5 to 5 years of age: a longitudinal study

Wigen

Wang

2014

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Objectives The purpose of the analyses was to study development, stability and changes in oral health behaviour; tooth brushing frequency, use of fluoride lozenges and fluoridated tooth paste in children from 1.5 to 5 years of age, and to study associations between oral health behaviour and family characteristics. Methods This study was based on data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and data from the Public Dental Services. A total of 771 children were followed from 1.5 to 5 years of age. Questionnaires regarding oral health behaviour in children were completed by the parents three times during preschool age. Results More than half of the children (52%) had their teeth brushed twice daily at 1.5 years of age, increasing to 61% at 3 years and 76% at 5 years of age. At 1.5 years of age 37% of the children used fluoride lozenges daily, increasing to 74% at 3 years and 75% at 5 years of age. The majority of the children who had started brushing twice daily and used fluoride lozenges daily at 1.5 year of age continued these behaviours until the age of 5 years. At 1.5 years of age, children who brushed twice daily were more likely to use fluoride lozenges daily than children who brushed less frequently (p = 0.03). Multiple logistic regression showed that the probability of a child having its teeth brushed twice daily continuously during preschool age was higher when both parents were of western origin (OR 4.0, CI 1.3 – 11.9) than when one or both parents were of non-western origin. Children with one older sibling brushed more frequently (OR 1.4, CI 1.0 – 1.9) and used fluoride lozenges more often (OR 1.6, CI 1.1 – 2.2) during preschool age than children without older siblings. Conclusions Oral health behaviour established in early life was stable during preschool age. The results indicate that tooth brushing frequency and use of fluoride lozenges were not in accordance with the present recommendations based on the scientific literature. The teeth of Norwegian pre-schoolers were brushed less frequently than recommended, and more children than recommended were using fluoride lozenges.

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“…We found five observational studies using the Brazilian Research in Pediatric Dentistry and Integrated Clinic 2015, 15(1):345-360 TPB on the influence of the behavior of parents over their children until the age group of 5 years [12,[18][19][20][21]. The behavior and oral health conditions of parents typify the importance and value that they grant to having a good oral health.…”

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“…Regarding the TPB, 14 cross-sectional studies and 5 prospective cohort studies were found aiming to assess associations between the constructs of the TPB and oral hygiene behaviors [6,9,[12][13][14][16][17][18][19][20][21][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. We also found one intervention study assessing the impact of an intervention using the TPB on the flossing behavior [10] and one qualitative study using the TPB to identify the predictors of intention of clinical and general practitioners in conducting the screening and control of oral cancer [15].…”

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Use of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Implementation Intentions in Dentistry: Evidence of Literature

Simpriano

São‐João²,

Mialhe³

2015

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To identify and discuss the evidence on the use of two psychological theories in preventive oral health behaviors: the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the theory of Implementation Intentions (II). Material and Methods: We conducted a literature review from the keywords 'theory of planned behavior', 'oral health' and 'implementation intentions' and their equivalents in Portuguese, referring to the databases Bireme (BVS), PubMed (Medline version) and Scielo, from January 1991 to July 2015. After the selection of studies, they were divided into three groups according to their use in the field of oral health: a) use of TPB, b) use of II and c) those which used an association of both theories. Results: We recovered 159 articles on the topic. After analysis, 25 articles met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 21 used the TPB in oral health, three the theory of Intent Implementation in oral health and one used the two together (TPB and II) in oral health. We found that the TPB and II showed promising results both in terms of prediction of preventive behaviors and in the promotion of changes in preventive oral health behaviors. Conclusion: The evidence raised in this study showed that the TPB and II are theories that can help researchers / health professionals to predict and to change preventive oral health behaviors. However, additional research is needed to test their effectiveness in other oral health behaviors, age groups and longer follow-up times.

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Effects of time and socio‐economic status on the determinants of oral health‐related behaviours of parents of preschool children

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Oral health and oral health-related behaviour in preschool children: evidence for a social gradient

Oral health and oral health-related behaviour in preschool children: evidence for a social gradient

Tooth brushing frequency and use of fluoride lozenges in children from 1.5 to 5 years of age: a longitudinal study

Use of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Implementation Intentions in Dentistry: Evidence of Literature

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