Using motivational interviewing to reduce parental risk related behaviors for early childhood caries: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Christine M. Blue (Author), Michelle C. Arnett (Author), Hiwet Ephrem (Author), Scott Lunos (Author), Chen Ruoqiong (Author), Robert Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Decades of epidemiological studies have documented high rates of early childhood caries (ECC) among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate if a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention improved oral self-care behaviors...