Comparative Effectiveness of School-based Caries Prevention

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Conditions studied: Dental Caries, Quality of Life

In brief

Dental caries (tooth decay) is the most prevalent childhood disease in the world. Multiple interventions are available to treat and prevent caries. The aim of the proposed study is to compare the benefit of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and fluoride varnish versus fluoride varnish and glass ionomer sealants. This study is a five-year, cluster randomized, pragmatic controlled trial conducted in public elementary schools in New York City.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03442309

Run by

NYU College of Dentistry

People needed

7418

Starts

2019-02-01

Expected to finish

2023-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-26

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any primary school in New York City with a Hispanic/Latino student population greater than 50% and,
• A low-income population (defined as a student receiving free or reduced price lunch) of at least 80%.
• Within participating schools, all children are eligible to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Schools that already have a pre-existing school-based dental health program.
• Within participating schools, exclusion criteria for children include those without informed consent or those with consent but without assent.

Where it is running

• New York University College of Dentistry — New York, New York, United States

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