A randomised control trial of the effectiveness of personalised letters sent subsequent to school dental inspections in increasing registration in unregistered children |
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| Authors: | Chris J Cunningham Rob Elton and Gail VA Topping |
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| Institution: | (1) NHS Lothian Salaried Primary Care Dental Service, NHS Lothian, Duncan Street Dental Centre, Edinburgh, EH9 1SR, UK;(2) Department. of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9A, UK;(3) Dental Health Services & Research Unit, University of Dundee, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee, DD2 4BF, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background Recent studies have cast doubt on the effectiveness and efficiency of school based dental screening programmes in improving
dental attendance or improving dental health. In 2002 the National Dental Inspection Programme was introduced in Scotland
which categorises children by their dental health and informs parents of the findings via a personalised letter home and encourages
dental registration. In addition, epidemiological data for local and national planning purposes is collected. This replaced
an earlier school screening system in Lothian where a generic letter urging registration was sent to children who were identified
as not being registered with a dentist. The objective of this study is to compare dental registrations rates among unregistered
children in these two school inspection systems with a system where letters were sent home but no dental inspection was carried
out. |
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