SmilesUp text message intervention for early childhood dental caries prevention: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite improvements in health outcomes for children, early childhood dental caries (ECC) remains a chronic lifestyle-mediated disease that affects an estimated 600 million children worldwide. Parental influence on oral health-promoting behaviours is pivotal in preventing ECC. The latest WHO publications Ending Early Childhood Dental Caries and Mobile Technologies for Oral Health highlights the opportunity for mobile Health programs (including text message programs) to improve oral health behaviours and oral health self-efficacy. In response, our team of parents, oral health professionals (academics and health promotion experts), and IT specialists co-designed a 12-week, behavioural theory-informed text message program (called SmilesUp) to address behavioural risk fact

SUBMITTER: Chen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441676 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature