Development and evaluation of a primary health care model to prevent dental decay in Aboriginal pre-school children

Funded Activity Summary

Dental decay has been described as the most common disease of childhood that is not self-limiting or responsive to short-term pharmacological management. Regrettably, Australian Aboriginal children have, on average, twice as many teeth affected by decay as other Australian children. The disease is a particular burden for pre-school children who do not routinely have access to dental care provided by the state-territory programs. The goal of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a community-oriented, primary health care intervention to prevent dental decay among pre-school children in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. The cluster randomized design provides a practical approach to the problem of small numbers of children living in remote communities. The results obtained from this research proposal would make an important contribution to the health care of Australian Aboriginal children and other disadvantaged children throughout the world.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 01-01-2008

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,482,000.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal Health | Aboriginal child | Community child health | Dental service utilisation | Evidence-based medicine | Oral health | Randomised controlled trial

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