Effectiveness of preventive dental programs offered to mothers by non-dental professionals to control early childhood dental caries: a review

• Main Authors: Ajesh George (Author), Mariana S. Sousa (Author), Ariana C. Kong (Author), Anthony Blinkhorn (Author), Tiffany Patterson Norrie (Author), Jann Foster (Author), Hannah G. Dahlen (Author), Shilpi Ajwani (Author), Maree Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early childhood caries is a common chronic childhood disease and maternal oral health is a risk factor. Improving the oral health behaviours of pregnant women/young mothers can positively influence the oral health of children and reduce their caries risk. Such preventative strate...