Evaluating an oral health programme for the prevention of dental decay among school-aged children in China: protocol for a mixed-methods study based on the RE-AIM framework

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 12; no. 9; p. e061601
• Main Authors: Wang, Lidan, Liu, Hueiming, Wang, Li, Zhang, Yanqun, Guo, Wei, Wu, Peilin, Chang, Xiangxiang, Xu, Wenhua, Zhao, Linhai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 30.09.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Caregivers; Children & youth; Cost analysis; Dental caries; Disease prevention; Health economics; Health education; Health Policy; Intervention; Mixed methods research; Oral diseases; Oral hygiene; Protocols & guidelines; Provinces; PUBLIC HEALTH; Qualitative research; Teeth; China

IntroductionThe objective of the Comprehensive Intervention of Oral Disease for Children (CIODC) in China is to prevent dental decay for school-aged children and provide free prevention services in pilot areas beginning in 2008. It is a potentially affordable, acceptable and effective prevention str...