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Article: Oral Health Policies to Tackle the Burden of Early Childhood Caries: A Review of 14 Countries/Regions

TitleOral Health Policies to Tackle the Burden of Early Childhood Caries: A Review of 14 Countries/Regions
Authors
Issue Date2021
PublisherFrontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oral-health#
Citation
Frontiers in Oral Health, 2021, v. 2, p. article no. 670154 How to Cite?
AbstractAim: Early childhood caries (ECC) has significant public health implications but has received inadequate global attention. There is limited information regarding the success of oral health policies implemented to address the challenges of ECC. This review aimed to summarize such policies to tackle ECC from different countries/regions. Method: Independent collaborators from 14 countries/regions (Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, Thailand, UK, USA, and Venezuela) collected the data. The ECC status, dental workforce, oral health policies on ECC prevention in different countries/regions were summarized by each country. Results: The findings indicated that ECC prevalence varied in different countries/regions. The lowest prevalence of ECC among 5-year-old children was found in Nigeria (7%), and the highest was found in Indonesia (90%). The existing dental workforce and resources are limited in most countries. The smallest dentist to population ratio was reported by Nigeria at 1:48,400, whereas the highest ratio was in Brazil (1:600). Out of 14, three (21%) countries namely India, Venezuela and Cambodia had no national oral health policies addressing ECC and four (29%) countries (Cambodia, China, India, Venezuela) had no publicly funded dental care program for 0–5-year-old children. Water fluoridation is available in four countries/regions (Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, USA). Conclusion: ECC remains a global health challenge and dental workforce is limited. National/regional programs to tackle ECC are not yet prioritized in many countries/regions. Evidence to support demonstration projects is limited. Further research on the cost-effectiveness of interventions strategies is required for policymakers
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/300580
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.694

 

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dc.contributor.authorChen, KJ-
dc.contributor.authorDuangthip, D-
dc.contributor.authorGao, S-
dc.contributor.authorHuang, F-
dc.contributor.authorAnthonappa, R-
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, BH-
dc.contributor.authorTurton, B-
dc.contributor.authorDurward, C-
dc.contributor.authorEl Tantawi, M-
dc.contributor.authorAttia, D-
dc.contributor.authorHeima, M-
dc.contributor.authorMuthu, MS-
dc.contributor.authorMaharani, DA-
dc.contributor.authorFolayan, MO-
dc.contributor.authorPhantumvanit, P-
dc.contributor.authorSitthisettapong, T-
dc.contributor.authorInnes, N-
dc.contributor.authorCrystal, YO-
dc.contributor.authorRamos-Gomez, F-
dc.contributor.authorMedina, AC-
dc.contributor.authorLo, ECM-
dc.contributor.authorChu, CH-
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T14:54:02Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-18T14:54:02Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Oral Health, 2021, v. 2, p. article no. 670154-
dc.identifier.issn2673-4842-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/300580-
dc.description.abstractAim: Early childhood caries (ECC) has significant public health implications but has received inadequate global attention. There is limited information regarding the success of oral health policies implemented to address the challenges of ECC. This review aimed to summarize such policies to tackle ECC from different countries/regions. Method: Independent collaborators from 14 countries/regions (Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, Thailand, UK, USA, and Venezuela) collected the data. The ECC status, dental workforce, oral health policies on ECC prevention in different countries/regions were summarized by each country. Results: The findings indicated that ECC prevalence varied in different countries/regions. The lowest prevalence of ECC among 5-year-old children was found in Nigeria (7%), and the highest was found in Indonesia (90%). The existing dental workforce and resources are limited in most countries. The smallest dentist to population ratio was reported by Nigeria at 1:48,400, whereas the highest ratio was in Brazil (1:600). Out of 14, three (21%) countries namely India, Venezuela and Cambodia had no national oral health policies addressing ECC and four (29%) countries (Cambodia, China, India, Venezuela) had no publicly funded dental care program for 0–5-year-old children. Water fluoridation is available in four countries/regions (Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, USA). Conclusion: ECC remains a global health challenge and dental workforce is limited. National/regional programs to tackle ECC are not yet prioritized in many countries/regions. Evidence to support demonstration projects is limited. Further research on the cost-effectiveness of interventions strategies is required for policymakers-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oral-health#-
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Oral Health-
dc.rightsThis Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permission.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleOral Health Policies to Tackle the Burden of Early Childhood Caries: A Review of 14 Countries/Regions-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailDuangthip, D: dduang@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailGao, S: sherryg@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLo, ECM: edward-lo@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChu, CH: chchu@hku.hk-
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/froh.2021.670154-
dc.identifier.hkuros322869-
dc.identifier.volume2-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 670154-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 670154-
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland-

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