A randomised control trial of oral health education provided by a health visitor to parents of pre-school children

Community Dental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-32

  Whittle, J G ^a,c   Whitehead, H F ^b   Bishop, C M ^b  

^a East Lancashire Public Health Network

^b Blackburn and East Lancashire Dental Service

^c Dental Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Dental health; Oral health education; Paediatric toothpaste

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MEDICAL RECORDS; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 41049091004     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2143Whittle05     Document Type: Article

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