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Objectives (i) To explore dental, school and family perspectives of an oral health promotion (OHP) initiative to improve access for pre-school children in deprived communities; (ii) to develop a model of roles and responsibilities for OHP in community settings.Methods Semi-structured focus groups (n = 6) with dental practice staff (n = 24), and semi-structured interviews with school staff (n = 9) and parents and children (n = 4) who were involved in an OHP initiative for pre-school children. Framework analysis was applied to identify themes. Themes were used to develop a model of roles and responsibilities for OHP, based on the WHO Planning and evaluating health promotion model.Results Respondents subscribed to a community-based approach to improving access to dental services for pre-school children in deprived areas, with an emphasis on shared responsibility and communication. In addition to macro-level actions in directing health policy and services, commissioners were held responsible for investing in micro-level actions, such as funding OHP training and involving parents, and meso-level actions such as reducing barriers to access.Conclusions The model we have developed builds on WHO recommendations on health promotion to identify the key roles and responsibilities that should be incorporated into further initiatives in OHP. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Henderson E, Rubin G
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Dental Journal
Year: 2014
Volume: 216
Issue: 5
Pages: 1-6
Online publication date: 07/03/2014
Acceptance date: 26/09/2013
ISSN (print): 0007-0610
ISSN (electronic): 1741-7503
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.196
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.196
PubMed id: 24603271
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