The Blue Book Oral Health Program: a collaborative partnership with statewide implications

Phelan, Claire

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“…Embedding oral health screening in a well-child visit could be performed routinely. 28 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends performing the first dental risk assessment at 6 months of age and to establish a dental home by 1 year of age for children considered to be at risk for dental caries. 29…”

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Parental attitudes about acquiring a dental home for preschool children: a new concept in the Arab state of Qatar

Hendaus

Leghrouz

Allabwani

et al. 2018

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ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to assess parental perceptions and acceptability of a dental home for their preschool children, a new concept in the state of Qatar.MethodsA cross-sectional prospective study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation, in the state of Qatar. Parents of infants and children <5 years of age were offered an interview survey.ResultsA total of 309 questionnaires were completed (response rate =98%). More than 90% of the participants believed that oral health and dentition affected total-body well-being. Only 18% of parents stated that their children had excellent oral health. Interestingly, more than two-thirds of children had not had a routine dentist visit in the 12 months preceding the interview. Reasons for not having such visits included long appointment times (17.4%), the perception that dental care was expensive (15.5%), the notion that deciduous teeth did not need care (9%), the impression that insurance did not cover dental procedures (8%), unawareness of location of dental centers (4%), the child did not want to go (4%), the notion that children are difficult to handle during a dental procedure (3%), a combination of these factors (33.5%), and other factors (5%). When asked what factors would encourage them to enrol a dental home for their children, almost 20% mentioned speedy appointments followed by dentists specialized in pediatrics (14.3%), child-friendly atmosphere (12%), low cost (12%), close to home (5.7%), none (2.7%), others (2%), and all of the above (32.3%).ConclusionCounseling by primary-care physicians can increase dental home acceptability in the state of Qatar, especially that access to health care is easy in our community.

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Parental attitudes about acquiring a dental home for preschool children: a new concept in the Arab state of Qatar

Hendaus

Leghrouz

Allabwani

et al. 2018

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“…The high rate of unmet treatment needs observed among preschool children may reflect a lack of community awareness and understanding that prevention and treatment of caries should begin in early childhood, and parental indifference in association with belief that the primary teeth are replaceable by permanent teeth. Early intervention with preventive measures could play a significant role in preventing dental caries in preschool children [ 41 ]. There is a clear need for community-based preventive programs and professional care that should begin during pregnancy and in early childhood.…”

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“…Opportunities to deliver such preventive measures in the Qatari health system include oral health education of pregnant mothers and mothers of children attending the vaccination services in the first two years of life. The incorporation of oral health screening with the periodic general health and development screening of children from 12 months to four years could be performed routinely [ 41 ].…”

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Prevalence of early childhood caries and enamel defects in four and five-year old Qatari preschool children

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BackgroundDental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease in early childhood in most communities worldwide. Several studies conducted in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have documented a high prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC). To date, no studies have been conducted in Qatar to examine the prevalence of ECC and enamel developmental defects in preschool children. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of ECC and enamel defects in preschool children aged four and five years attending kindergartens in Qatar.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was performed among 250 children randomly selected from 16 public kindergartens. Caries experience was measured using the World Health Organization caries criteria (dmft) for tooth rather than surface; enamel defects were scored by the modified developmental defects of enamel index. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test of relatedness were used.ResultsA response rate of 63 % was reported. The overall caries prevalence of the study sample was 89.2 %; 15.6 % of the examined children had ECC and 73.6 % had severe ECC. Developmental enamel defects were present in 39 % of children and 27 % had demarcated enamel opacities.ConclusionThe high rate of dental caries and enamel defects recorded in this study for this young age group has strongly emphasized the necessity of community-based preventive programs and professional care that should begin during pregnancy and in early childhood.

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“…The program was developed to support the achievements of the Blue Book Program, 14 in which oral health information was reincorporated into the NSW Personal Health Record (or Blue Book), ensuring new parents and child health professionals have increased access to oral health information. The universal provision of information provides parents with the knowledge and skills required to minimise the impact of dental disease within their families.…”

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The Early Childhood Oral Health Program: promoting prevention and timely intervention of early childhood caries in NSW through shared care

Maher

Phelan²,

Lawrence³

et al. 2012

Health Promot J Aust

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The Blue Book Oral Health Program: a collaborative partnership with statewide implications

Abstract: The methods used in this program support a collaborative partnership approach between oral health professionals, health promotion experts, child and family health nurses and NSW regulatory bodies. This approach is essential to address the serious issue of early childhood caries.

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Parental attitudes about acquiring a dental home for preschool children: a new concept in the Arab state of Qatar

Parental attitudes about acquiring a dental home for preschool children: a new concept in the Arab state of Qatar

Prevalence of early childhood caries and enamel defects in four and five-year old Qatari preschool children

The Early Childhood Oral Health Program: promoting prevention and timely intervention of early childhood caries in NSW through shared care

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