Randomized Trial Based on the Common-Sense Model of Self-regulation to Increase Child Dental Visits.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

School screening and the note home (pinned to a backpack) informing parents/caregivers that their child needs to see a dentist have not been effective.

Objectives

The Family Access to a Dentist Study (FADS) evaluated the effectiveness of school interventions based on the common-sense model of self-regulation (CSM) among K-4 children needing restorative treatment.

Methods

FADS was a multisite double-blind randomized controlled trial with 5 arms. FADS tested a CSM-driven referral letter and dental information guide (DIG) to move caregivers from inaccurate to accurate perceptions of dental caries. Six school districts from Ohio and Washington (14 schools) participated in school years 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017. A total of 611 caregivers were randomized, a

SUBMITTER: Nelson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749796 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature