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Oral Health Coaches at Well-Baby Clinics to Promote Oral Health in Preschool Children From the First Erupted Tooth: Protocol for a Multisite, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Peggy C. J. M. van Spreuwel, Katarina Jerković‐Ćosić, C. van Loveren, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden

JMIR Research Protocols · 2022

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BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries is considered one of the most prevalent diseases in childhood, affecting almost half of preschool-age children globally. In the Netherlands, approximately one-third of children aged 5 years already have dental caries, and dental care providers experience problems reaching out to these children. OBJECTIVE: Within the proposed trial, we aim to test the hypothesis that, compared to children who receive usual care, children who receive the Toddler Oral Health Intervention as add-on care will have a reduced cumulative caries incidence and caries incidence density at the age of 48 months. METHODS: This pragmatic, 2-arm, individually randomized controlled trial is being conducted in the Netherlands and has been approved by the Medical Ethics Research Board of Un

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.2196/39683
Catalogue ID
BFmokjob7i-8009uf
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