Equal Oral Health in Children: The Hageby-model (EOH)
Dental Caries in Children, Economic Problems, Infant Conditions
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Dental Caries in Children focused on measuring Dental Caries in Children, Pregnancy, Infant Conditions, Economic Problems, Child, Preschool, Health Education, Dental
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant woman visiting maternal health care at the Vrinevi Hospital, Norrköping, for the current pregnancy during the time of the study.
- The expecting mother's accommodation - during the time of the study - is at an address within Hageby and Navestad (defined as associated socio-economic cluster status 5). (Socio-economic affiliation).
- The participating Child must be examined in the Public Dental Service at the 3- and 6-year examinations.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other home address than mentionned above.
- Moved out of the area during the time of the study.
Sites / Locations
- Mats Bågesund
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
No Intervention
No Intervention
Motivational Interviewing Oral Health Education Group
Local Control Group
Similar Socio-economics Control Group
The intervention group focused on the mothers from before birth until their child reached the age of 3 years. They received repeated questionnaires and repeated oral health education using the Motivational Interviewing (MI) technique.
The local control group included other mothers and their children, who were (randomized according to) born during the same time as the children in the intervention group. They received only a questionnaire before their children were born. Caries data from 3- and 6-year examination is used.
This control group is from a Public Dental Clinic with similar socioeconomics (among the families in the catchment area of the clinic) as in the intervention group. This control group included mothers and their children, who were (randomized according to) born during the same time as the children in the intervention group. They received only a questionnaire before their children were born. Caries data from 3- and 6-year examination is used.