Effect of health promotion and fluoride varnish on dental caries among Australian Aboriginal children: results from a community-randomized controlled trial*

Objectives:  We tested a dental health program in remote Aboriginal communities of Australia’s Northern Territory, hypothesizing that it would reduce dental caries in preschool children. Methods:  In this 2-year, prospective, cluster-randomized, concurrent controlled, open trial of the dental health program compared to no such program, 30 communities were allocated at random to intervention and control groups. All residents aged 18–47 months were invited to participate. Twice per year for 2 years in the 15 intervention communities, fluoride varnish was applied to children’s teeth, water consumption and daily tooth cleaning with toothpaste were advocated, dental health was promoted in community settings, and primary health care workers were trained in preventive dental care. Data from dental examinations at baseline and after 2 years were used to compute net dental caries increment per child (d3mfs). A multi-level statistical model compared d3mfs between intervention and control groups with adjustment for the clustered randomization design; four other models used additional variables for adjustment. Results:  At baseline, 666 children were examined; 543 of them (82%) were re-examined 2 years later. The adjusted d3mfs increment was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group by an average of 3.0 surfaces per child (95% CI = 1.2, 4.9), a prevented fraction of 31%. Adjustment for additional variables yielded caries reductions ranging from 2.3 to 3.5 surfaces per child and prevented fractions of 24–36%. Conclusions:  These results corroborate findings from other studies where fluoride varnish was efficacious in preventing dental caries in young children.Gary D. Slade, Ross S. Bailie, Kaye Roberts-Thomson, Amanda J. Leach, Iris Raye, Colin Endean, Bruce Simmons and Peter Morri

Conservation Commission of the N.T.

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Date:1980-0

Cobourg Marine Park

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Press clippings associated with official opening of Four Seasons Yulara Resort and other recent..

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Early settlers of Victoria settlement

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Bore completion report, rn15007, hermannsburg dlh-043

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Date:199

White gums rainfall records 1950 - 1985

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Future directions for Darwin

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World War II historic trails : the territory at war

Various pamphlet

Gunn Point recreation area : a three year development programmme

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Gunn Point Area Map -- Values of the Area -- Development plan -- Cost Estimates