The acceptability of fluoride varnish and fissure sealant treatments in children aged 6-9 delivered in a school setting

Morgan-Trimmer, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-9595, Chadwick, Barbara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4827-3473, Hutchings, S., Scoble, Charlotte, Lisles, Catherine, Drew, Cheney ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-6252, Murphy, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-3681, Pickles, Timothy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7743-0234, Hood, Kerenza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-8631 and Chestnutt, Ivor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9228-800X 2019. The acceptability of fluoride varnish and fissure sealant treatments in children aged 6-9 delivered in a school setting. Community Dental Health 36 (1) , pp. 33-38. 10.1922/CDH_4263Morgan-Trimmer06 Item availability restricted.

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Objective: To assess the acceptability of fluoride varnish and fissure sealant treatments for children. To investigate the acceptability of delivering this treatment in a school setting for children, parents, clinicians and school staff. Basic research design: Semi-structured interviews (with children, parents, clinicians and school staff) and a questionnaire (for school staff) as part of a two-arm, randomised clinical trial. Participants: Children aged 6-9, their parents, clinical staff and school staff. Interventions: Fluoride varnish or fissure sealant was delivered to children from the ages of 6 to 9 years for 36 months, by a community dental service in a school setting. Fluoride varnish was re-applied every 6 months; fissure sealant was applied once to first permanent molars and re-applied as required. Results: Interviews with children a few days after treatment indicated little difference in preference; acceptability at this point was driven by factors such as finding it fun to visit ‘the van’ (i.e. mobile dental unit) and receiving a “sticker” rather than specific treatment received. Interviews with parents, clinicians and school staff indicated high acceptability of delivering this type of intervention in a school setting; this may have been partly due to the service being delivered by a well-established, child-oriented community dental service which delivered the clinical trial. Conclusions: Preventive fluoride varnish and fissure sealant treatments in a school setting has high overall acceptability. Keywords: Preventive treatment; dental caries; qualitative study; fissure sealants; fluoride varnish; children; health inequality; school based prevention

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry Medicine Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Dennis Barber
ISSN:	0265-539X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 November 2018
Date of Acceptance:	17 June 2018
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2024 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/117179

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