Alastair J Ross, Andrea Sherriff, Jamie Kidd, Leigh Deas, Jenny Eaves, Alex Blokland, Bill Wright, Peter King, Alex D McMahon, David I Conway, Lorna M D Macpherson
In the early 2000s, a Scottish Government Oral Health Action Plan identified the need for a national programme to improve child oral health and reduce inequalities. 'Childsmile' aimed to improve child oral health in Scotland, reduce inequalities in outcomes and access to dental services, and to shift the balance of care from treatment to prevention through targeted and universal components in dental practice, community and educational settings. This paper describes how an embedded, theory-based research and evaluation arm with multi-disciplinary input helps determine priorities and provides important strategic direction...
February 8, 2023: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology