Evaluating childsmile, Scotland's National Oral Health Improvement Programme for children.

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 shif...

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Publicado en:Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 133 - 139
Autores principales: Ross, Alastair J., Sherriff, Andrea, Kidd, Jamie, Deas, Leigh, Eaves, Jenny, Blokland, Alex, Wright, Bill, King, Peter, McMahon, Alex D., Conway, David I., Macpherson, Lorna M. D.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2023
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          Ross, Alastair J.
          Sherriff, Andrea
          Kidd, Jamie
          Deas, Leigh
          Eaves, Jenny
          Blokland, Alex
          Wright, Bill
          King, Peter
          McMahon, Alex D.
          Conway, David I.
          Macpherson, Lorna M. D.
        affil: Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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          Oral Health In Infancy and Childhood
          Dental Caries Prevention and Control
          National Health Programs Scotland
          Program Evaluation
          Public Health
          Scotland
          Child
          Data Analytics
          Professional Practice, Research-Based
          Implementation Science
          Costs and Cost Analysis
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: 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. Programme theory is articulated in dedicated, dynamic logic models, and evaluation themes are as follows: population‐level data linkage; trials and economic evaluations; investigations drawing from behavioural and implementation science; evidence reviews and updates; and applications of systems science. There is also a growing knowledge sharing network internationally. Collaborative working from all stakeholders is necessary to maintain gains and to address areas that may not be working as well, and never more so with the major disruptions to the programme from the COVID‐19 pandemic and response. Conclusions are that evaluation and research are synergistic with a complex, dynamic programme like Childsmile. The evidence obtained allows for appraisal of the relative strengths of component interventions and the reach and impact of Childsmile to feed into national policy.
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