Prevent, Promote, Promulgate(®): A Realist Synthesis of Oral Health Outreach from Optics to Outcomes, Across Children, Communities, and the Special Care Continuum.
Researchers synthesised evidence on what makes children's oral health outreach programmes effective at converting screening into sustained care, identifying eight configurations of contextual factors and mechanisms that either enable or hinder this transition, with competency-based education emerging as a key lever for achieving outcomes rather than just counting attendees.
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Oral Health Management for PEG Fed Children
Oral health care for children fed entirely by PEG tube — a practical guide for Australian oral health therapists.
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