Aim: Establish a model for feasible, replicable and affordable child oral health promotion for culturally diverse LGAs in Australia | |
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Objectives—assessment of effectiveness | Measures |
1a. Assess the impact of the intervention on frequency of child tooth brushing | Child dental examination
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1b. Assess the impact of the intervention on parent's knowledge of child oral hygiene needs | Parent questionnaire
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Objectives—process evaluation | |
2a. Determine the costs of the intervention | Measured by records of resources invested in the intervention by participating organisations |
2b. Identify facilitators and barriers to implementing both components of the intervention | Project documentation, formal reflexive practice discussions and observation activities, and focus group discussions with cultural partner organisations CORe staff survey |
2c. Assess intervention, fidelity, dose and reach | Project documentation, focus groups and interviews, researcher observations CORe staff survey and document review |
Objectives—descriptive analyses | |
3a. Measure change in child oral health over time for target cultural groups | Child dental examination
How would you rate the oral health of this child? |
3b. Measure change in child and parent oral health-related behaviours over time for target cultural groups | Parent questionnaire
Do you add sugar or sweet flavourings to your child's (a) food and (b) drinks?
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3c. Measure change in parent/care-giver oral health-related knowledge, confidence and attitudes over time for target cultural groups | Parent Questionnaire
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4a. Assess access to dental and other services over time for target cultural groups | MCHS service use reports Parent questionnaire ▸ Has your child ever visited a dentist? ▸ Where was your child's last dental visit? ▸ How long since you last saw a dentist? ▸ Where was your last dental visit? |
4b. Assess change in cultural competency of local health and dental services over time | Measured by CORe follow-up staff survey and document review |
CORe, Cultural Competency Organisational Review; ICDAS, International Caries Detection and Assessment System; LGA, local government area; MCHS, Merri Community Health Services.