The use of digital technology to increase school children access to dental services

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dental caries; Access to dental care; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001233112
• Lead Sponsor: CSIRO's Australian eHealth Research Centre

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-06
• Study Completion: 2020-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 26 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 176

Inclusion Criteria

Children aged 4-15 years, enrolled in one of the six schools agreed to join the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Parents or caregivers of children unable to provide written consent in English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decay experience (referring to the presence of dental caries) measured by DFT/dft (decay, filled teeth) index.<br>DFT/dft index counts the number of decayed and filled teeth resulting from dental caries<br>(with lowercase letters representing primary dentition and capital letters representing permanent dentition). The DFT/dft index thus captures an individual’s cumulative experience of past and present dental caries, whether untreated (the number of decayed teeth) or treated (filled teeth because of caries).[At the baseline and 9 months follow up.];The proportion of children become caries active.<br>Refers to conversion from caries-free at the baseline to caries-active states at the follow-up,<br>It also refers to the percentage of children developing one or more new caries in any of the previously caries-free teeth when assessed at the baseline. [At the 9 months follow up.]