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The Effectiveness of School Dental Screening: a Cluster-randomized Control Trial.

Milsom K, Blinkhorn AS, Worthington HV, Threlfall A, Buchanan K, Kearney-Mitchell P, Tickle M

J Dent Res. 2006;85( 10):924-8.

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Dental screening of children in schools is undertaken in many countries. There is no evidence that this activity is effective. The objective of our study was to determine if school dental screening of children reduces untreated disease or improves attendance at the population level. A four-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial was undertaken in the northwest of England. In total, 16,864 children aged 6-9 years in 168 schools were randomly allocated to 3 test groups, which received screening according to different models, and a control, which received no intervention. There were no significant differences in caries increment in the primary and secondary dentitions or in the proportions of children attending a dentist after screening between the control group and the 3 intervention arms. School dental screening delivered according to 3 different models was not effective at reducing levels of active caries and increasing attendance in the population under study.

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United States
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85( 10)
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924
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8
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924-8
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uk-ac-man-scw:1d13855
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30th August, 2009, 12:56:30
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30th August, 2009, 12:56:30

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