Developing a codesigned text message-based digital oral health education resource (TOOTH).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Digital health technologies offer a more equitable way of providing access to health education. This study engaged consumers and clinicians from two Australian regions with a high burden of oral disease to develop a digital oral health resource called "TOOTH" tailored for adults.

Methods

A total of three focus groups (one clinician and two consumers) were conducted to identify themes that were used to draft text message content. The study team reviewed, refined, and mapped these messages to behaviour change techniques and developed videos to support key concepts.

Results

Eight multidisciplinary clinicians (dentist, oral health therapist, dietician, cardiac nurse, and dental nurse), 75% female with a mean age of 48 ± 10 years, and seven consumers from a metro

SUBMITTER: King S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature