Nongovernmental Organizations in Oral Health Promotion: A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and aims

The study aimed to explore nongovernmental organizations' (NGOs') roles in promoting oral health for different targeted beneficiaries, and to study NGO's evaluation methods to assess the impact and performance of their projects.

Methods

This study was a scoping review with thematic analysis. A literature search was conducted in the databases Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect. Publications reporting on NGO-related oral health promotions and activities were included in this review. A thematic framework was used to synthesize the literature according to NGOs' roles, targeted beneficiaries, and evaluation measures.

Results

A total of 1363 references were identified by literature search, and 23 articles were included in this r

SUBMITTER: Peng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475524 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature