Impact of dental caries and Self-perceived oral health on daily lives of children and mothers in rural Egypt: a household survey.

Background: The present study assessed the impact of oral health on the daily lives of children and mothers living in a rural area in Northwestern Egypt.

Methods: A cross-sectional household survey including children between 6 and 12 years old and their mothers was conducted in rural Egypt, 2019-2020. Data were collected using clinical examination and interview-based questionnaires of children and mothers.

Development and acceptability of behavioral interventions promoting mothers' brushing of pre-school children's teeth: The preparation phase of the multi-phase optimization strategy framework.

Background: Early childhood caries can be prevented through regular parental-supported toothbrushing, indicating the importance of behavior modification interventions targeting parents. Mobile oral health (m-oral health) interventions are gaining increased popularity although their production is not always based on solid theoretical frameworks and evidence about the efficacy of individual intervention components is not available. The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) offers a framework to develop complex m-oral health interventions and assessing the efficacy of individual components.

Using mHealth to promote parents' brushing of preschool children's teeth: a protocol for a randomized factorial trial using the Multi-phase Optimization Strategy (MOST).

Background: Early childhood caries is a highly prevalent disease affecting young children. Parental brushing of children's teeth is recommended during preschool years. Interventions to promote parental brushing of children's teeth are assessed as a package in randomized clinical trials and the efficacy of separate components is not known.

Dental practice closure during the first wave of COVID-19 and associated professional, practice and structural determinants: a multi-country survey.

Background: The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) in China has influenced every aspect of life worldwide. Given the unique characteristics of the dental setting, the risk of cross-infection between dental practitioners and patients is high in the absence of adequate protective measures, and dentists may develop severe anxiety in relation to the current pandemic. The limited provision of services and widespread closure of dental practices have raised concerns among dental professionals about the financial impact.