Oral health promotion: a qualitative study to explore perspectives of kindergarten nurses at Qatar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oral health of preschool children remains a concern globally. Kindergarten and school nurses can improve oral health by reducing the incidence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among children. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of kindergarten nurses about a proposed oral health promotion program to be implemented in primary health centres and kindergartens.

Methods

The qualitative research used in-depth interviews of 12 kindergarten nurses who were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative data analysis software was used (NVivo9 MANUF). Four major themes emerged and were analysed to explore contextual patterns within the data.

Results

The major themes included participants acknowledged the high prevalence of caries in children and ide

SUBMITTER: Alkhtib A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752682 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature