Recommendations for delivering oral health advice: a qualitative supplementary analysis of dental teams, parents' and children's experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tooth decay has a significant impact on children, their families and wider society. The dental consultation provides an opportunity to prevent tooth decay by engaging in an effective oral health conversation with parents and children. However, there is limited literature which explores how these oral health conversations are delivered, received, and understood.

Aim

To explore the common facilitators of delivering oral health advice from dental teams, parents' and children's experiences, to identify and inform practical recommendations for clinical practice.

Method

The current paper used a qualitative supplementary analysis to reanalyse data of existing published studies by applying a different research question. Qualitative focus groups were undertaken foll

SUBMITTER: Bhatti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8077708 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature