Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Early Childhood Caries in Public Housing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Caries experience among preschool-age children has remained relatively unchanged for the past 2 decades, despite recently documented decreases in untreated decay.

Objectives

In a community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial, a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention administered to primary caregivers was hypothesized to reduce caries increment over 2 y as compared with controls, among children aged 0 to 5 y at baseline living in public housing.

Methods

Public housing residents, who served as interventionists, were trained in MI with a focus on early childhood caries prevention. All 26 eligible public housing developments were randomized to either control (quarterly clinical examinations, fluoride varnish applications, toothbrush/toothpaste, and

SUBMITTER: Henshaw MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6139579 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature