Promoting parenting strategies to improve tooth brushing in children: design of a non-randomised cluster-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste is a key recommendation in evidence-based guidelines for caries prevention. Parents generally have sufficient knowledge to practice tooth brushing for their child, yet many experience barriers to actually implement the behaviour. Common barriers are associated with difficult child behaviour, stress, poor family organisation and management of routines. These underlying determinants of tooth brushing behaviour should be addressed in caries-preventive interventions. The 'Uitblinkers' intervention is a semi-structured interview method developed for oral healthcare professionals (OHPs), with the aim to improve the practice of twice daily tooth brushing in children. The interview method focusses on 1) identifying parents' barriers to tooth brush

SUBMITTER: de Jong-Lenters M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature