Tooth Smart Healthy Start: Oral Health Advocates in Public Housing
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Conditions studied: Dental Caries in Children
In brief
Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood and is increasing in prevalence in children 2-5 years old. Racial and ethnic minority groups as well as economically disadvantaged individuals are affected the most by this health outcome. This study will test if a community-based multimodal intervention will reduce 2-year incidence of early childhood caries (ECC) in children aged 0-5 living in public housing developments. The intervention combines the components of motivational interviewing (counseling) delivered by dental health advocates, fluoride varnish application, oral health assessment and referral. The investigators hypothesize that the multimodal intervention with motivational interviewing will reduce ECC behavioral risk factors thereby leading to a reduction of ECC incidence when compared to fluoride varnish application, written oral health education materials and oral health assessment and referral.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01205971
- Run by
- Boston University
- People needed
- 2842
- Starts
- 2011-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-12-23
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-02-13
Who can join
Age: 15 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- be living in participating public housing sites
- have one or more children 0-5 years old or be in their third trimester of pregnancy
- plan to live in their current housing development for the ensuing 24 months
- be able and willing to provide informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- caregivers unable to communicate orally in English or Spanish
- subject child has a known systemic disease associated with abnormal tooth development or abnormal oral health status such as cleft lip or palate, Burkett's lymphoma, osteogenesis imperfecta, ameliogenesis imperfecta, or dentinogenesis imperfecta
- children who have a known allergy to fluoride varnish and its components
- caregivers less than 15 years old
Where it is running
- Boston University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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