Evaluating the impact of a community developed collaborative project for the prevention of early childhood caries: The Healthy Smile Happy Child project

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Schroth, R J ^a   Edwards, J M ^b,c   Brothwell, D J ^a   Yakiwchuk, C A ^a   Bertone, M F ^a   Mellon, B ^c   Ward, J ^c   Ellis, M ^d   Hai Santiago, K ^c   Lawrence, H P ^e   Moffatt, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Health   (Canada)

^d Northern Health Region   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Community development; Early childhood caries; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Infant oral health; Preschool child; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTIST; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST NATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANITOBA; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; CANADA; CHILD WELFARE; COOPERATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; ORAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMILING;

EID: 84959358491     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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