Elsadek, Y.E. orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-043X and Baker, S.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-451X (2023) Oral health promotion through health‐promoting schools in developing countries: a scoping review. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (6). pp. 1197-1208. ISSN 0301-5661
Abstract
Objectives To explore and assess what is known about oral health promotion through health-promoting primary schools in developing countries.
Methods A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey & O'Malley framework. Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library were searched, followed by the reference lists of the resulting studies. The UN classification of developing countries was used to define the countries included and the search was between 1986 and 2021. Quality assessment was carried out using Joanna Briggs Institute's quality appraisal tools.
Results The search resulted in 33 studies of which almost half were randomized controlled trials. The oral health promotion strategies were oral health education (n = 16) delivered by teachers, parents or peers, or multicomponent involving both toothbrushing (n = 15) and dietary components (n = 2). Most of the included studies were conducted in Asia (n = 25/33).
Conclusions Findings suggested that comprehensive, multicomponent theory-based oral health promotion showed improvements in oral health outcomes of schoolchildren, particularly if delivered using a whole-school approach. However, further research on feasibility and implementation of oral health promotion through health-promoting primary schools in developing countries should be considered.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | dental; developing country; health promotion; health-promoting schools; oral health education |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2023 13:07 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2024 15:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/cdoe.12864 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198325 |