BBaRTS Children's Healthy Teeth Programme
Completed
- Conditions
- Dental cariesDigestive System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21461006
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London (UK)
- Brief Summary
2016 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26897029
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children aged 5-7 at primary schools in England and Scotland whose headteachers have agreed to participate in the study
3. Parent/legal guardian completed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. No parent/guardian consent obtained
2. Schools that have existing toothbrushing programmes or fluoride varnish schemes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dental caries experience in permanent teeth at age 7 years, measured by a simple visual dental examinations conducted in the child’s school at baseline, after one year and after two years. The examinations will be conducted by independent dental examiners, trained in standardised dental epidemiological survey techniques and blinded to the group allocation of the school. Dental caries experience on any surface in either dentition will be recorded. All children will be examined using sterilised or single use mouth mirrors, CPITN probes, a standardized halogen lamp (2,000 lux) and cotton wool rolls as needed.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Oral cleanliness, measured by plaque assessment on the buccal surfaces of upper anterior teeth at the dental examinations<br> 2. Oral health behaviours<br> 3. Family satisfaction<br> 4. Early Child Oral Health Impact<br> 5. Reading Intensity<br><br> Parents/guardians of children will be asked to complete a questionnaire pack at baseline, one year and two years post enrollment.<br>