Publications by authors named "Tamarinda Barry-Godin"
Article Synopsis
- Dental caries is a widespread issue impacting children's health, particularly in low-income minority populations, prompting the need for effective preventive measures like dental sealants and silver diamine fluoride (SDF).
- The CariedAway study investigated whether the application of SDF in schools was as effective as traditional dental sealants and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in preventing dental caries among children aged 5 to 13 in New York.
- The study randomized nearly 7,500 eligible students into two treatment groups (SDF or sealants/ART) and tracked their dental health, finding insights that could reinforce preventive dental care strategies for at-risk communities.
Background: Dental caries (tooth decay) is the world's most prevalent noncommunicable disease and can lead to pain, infection, and edentulism. Many children with caries lack access to traditional dental services. School-based caries prevention can increase access to care and reduce health inequities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The sustainability of school-based oral health programs depends on the utilization of effective, efficient treatments and the availability of a trained clinical workforce. The objective of this study was to determine whether registered nurses are comparable to dental hygienists in the application and effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and fluoride varnish (FV) for the prevention of dental caries.
Methods: CariedAway was a school-based study of SDF and FV versus dental sealants and atraumatic restorations.
Background: Poor oral health is significantly associated with absenteeism, contributing to millions of lost school hours per year. The effect of school-based dental programs that address oral health care inequities on student attendance has not yet been explored.
Methods: CariedAway was a longitudinal, cluster-randomized, noninferiority trial of minimally invasive medicines for caries used in a school-based program.
Importance: Dental caries is the most common global childhood disease. To control caries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends school-based caries prevention, and the World Health Organization lists glass ionomer cement and silver diamine fluoride as essential medicines for oral disease.
Objective: To determine the noninferiority of silver diamine fluoride with fluoride varnish vs traditional glass ionomer sealants with fluoride varnish after 2 years when provided to children via a school-based health care program.
Objective: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a non-surgical treatment for the arrest and prevention of dental caries that results in irreversible black staining of dental decay. The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term impact of SDF treatment on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) relative to a standard package of glass ionomer sealants and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in children aged 5-13 years.
Methods: CariedAway is a pragmatic, longitudinal, cluster-randomized non-inferiority trial of non-surgical interventions for caries.
Objective: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is an effective non-surgical treatment for dental caries which may also impact oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The objective of this study was to conduct a network meta-analysis of SDF versus other standard of care therapies on OHRQoL.
Data Sources: Studies published in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, or Web of Science through July 2021 with no date or language restrictions.