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Childsmile: the national child oral health improvement programme in Scotland. Part 2: Monitoring and delivery

S Turner1, L Brewster, J Kidd

  • 1University of Glasgow Medical Faculty, Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ. s.turner@cpse.dundee.ac.uk

British Dental Journal
|July 24, 2010
PubMed

Insights

The Childsmile programme provided caries risk assessments, dental practice enrollment, and fluoride varnish treatments to thousands of children in deprived areas of Scotland between 2006-2009. Monitoring data informed programme delivery and coverage.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The Childsmile programme aims to improve the oral health of children in Scotland.
  • Effective monitoring is crucial for assessing the reach and impact of public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the monitoring arrangements for the Childsmile programme.
  • To summarise monitoring data from 2006 to 2009.
  • To evaluate programme coverage and delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Data collection through health visitors, Childsmile practices, and school programmes.
  • Monitoring of caries risk assessments, practice enrollment, and treatment delivery.
  • Feedback mechanisms for programme managers.

Main Results:

  • By mid-2009, approximately 28,000 infants received caries risk assessments.
  • 14,000 children were enrolled in Childsmile practices, with over 10,000 attending visits.
  • 28,000 fluoride varnish treatments were administered through nursery and school programmes.
  • Daily supervised toothbrushing and oral health packs reached nearly all targeted nursery and primary school classes.

Conclusions:

  • The Childsmile programme demonstrated significant reach in deprived areas of Scotland.
  • Monitoring data provided insights into programme coverage and identified areas for improvement.
  • The programme's infrastructure facilitated widespread delivery of preventive dental care interventions.

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