Imperial College London
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DrSondusHassounah

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Senior Teaching Fellow in Public Health
 
 
 
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Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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@article{Abou:2016:10.1371/journal.pone.0166760,
author = {Abou, El Fadl R and Blair, M and Hassounah, S},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0166760},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
pages = {1--15},
title = {Integrating maternal and children's oral health promotion into nursing and midwifery practice- a systematic review},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166760},
volume = {11},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundGlobally, oral diseases contribute to major disease problems and oral health disparities persistentlyexist amongst vulnerable population groups. Two contributory factors to these challengesare the shortage of dental practitioners and the characteristic separation betweenthe medical and dental professions. Nurses and midwives, in particular, are in a potentiallyexcellent position to assist in basic oral health services such as dental health education andintraoral screening. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of integrating promotion of oralhealth of young children and their mothers into nursing and midwifery practice.Methods and FindingsSeven electronic databases including CENTRAL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, GLOBAL HEALTH,CINHAL, Scopus, and Web of Science were systematically searched whereas conferenceproceedings and theses were retrieved via PROQUEST. Only randomized, non-randomizedtrials and observational studies on preventive oral health programs delivered by nurses ormidwives in healthcare settings or through home visits were included. Two investigatorsreviewed full-text articles independently to decide on eligibility for inclusion. Quality assessmentwas done using Cochrane tool for risk of bias for randomized trials and Downs andBlack assessment tool for all other studies. Out of 3162 retrieved records, twenty one trialson oral health interventions incorporated into standard nursing practice were reviewed.Eighteen programs reported significant positive outcomes including reduction in cariesexperience, better oral hygiene and dietary habits and increased rates of dental visitsamongst young children as reported by their caregivers.ConclusionsIncorporating oral health promotion into nursing practice is a promising initiative for reducingoral health disparities by contributing to a downward trend in caries experience andincreased access to dental care especially amongst the poor disadvantaged communities.
AU  - Abou,El Fadl R
AU  - Blair,M
AU  - Hassounah,S
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0166760
EP  - 15
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1932-6203
SP  - 1
TI  - Integrating maternal and children's oral health promotion into nursing and midwifery practice- a systematic review
T2  - PLoS ONE
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166760
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/48768
VL  - 11
ER  -
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