Efficacy of an oral health promotion intervention in the prevention of early childhood caries

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-346

  Plutzer, Kamila ^a   Spencer, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticipatory guidance; Caries prevention; Infants; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCISOR; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE;

COUNSELING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCISOR; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TELEPHONE;

EID: 47349104283     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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