Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:This qualitative study explored how the foster family environment influenced children's oral health. It also aimed to better understand foster carers' oral health knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing foster children's oral health behaviours and oral health care. METHODS:An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study design was used to recruit a purposive sample of foster carers in Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom, from a range of backgrounds (maximum variation sampling). Participants were aged 21 years and older and provided full-time foster care for children for a minimum of 1 year. The foster carers took part in focus groups that were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis followed a five-step IPA process, which included reading the transcripts, note taking, identifying emerging themes, connecting related themes and writing up the final themes. Iterative data gathering and analysis continued to reach thematic saturation. RESULTS:Three focus groups were conducted, involving a total of 12 foster carers. Eight of the 12 participants had fostered children for more than 10 years and they were currently fostering 22 children aged five to 18 years old. Four themes emerged from within the context of the supportive and nurturing foster family environment that described how foster carers' responded to and managed the oral health of their foster children. Foster carers had adopted an oral health caregiving role, "in loco parentis" responding to the poor oral health of their vulnerable foster children. They were hypervigilant about establishing and monitoring children's oral health routines and taking their children to see a dentist; these were seen as an integral part of being good foster carers. They were knowledgeable about the causes of children's oral ill health, gained from their own dental experiences and from looking after their own children. Foster carers had experienced tensions while adopting this oral health caregiving role with dentists who had refused to see younger children. Foster carers had also experienced tensions with teenage foster children who questioned their parental authority and legitimate right to set rules about smoking and healthy eating. CONCLUSIONS:This is the first study to explore foster carers' oral health perspectives and the foster family environment within the oral health context. It highlights the unrecognized and important role that foster carers have in improving the oral health of vulnerable children. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between foster carers and dentists and to support the development of health and social care interventions to improve foster children's oral health.
journal_name
Community Dent Oral Epidemioljournal_title
Community dentistry and oral epidemiologyauthors
Muirhead V,Subramanian SK,Wright D,Wong FSLdoi
10.1111/cdoe.12316subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-12-01 00:00:00pages
529-537issue
6eissn
0301-5661issn
1600-0528journal_volume
45pub_type
杂志文章abstract::A system of diagnosing occlusal caries from bitewing radiographs was developed in an attempt to overcome the problems of clinical diagnosis found in other studies. Standardised bitewing radiographs for 1172 Berkshire schoolchildren aged 11-13 years who were participating in a toothpaste trial, were assessed for occlus...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01219.x
更新日期:1979-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12501
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.028005336.x
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To measure agreement between dental therapists and the Scottish gold-standard dentist undertaking National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) examinations. METHODS:A study of interexaminer agreement between 19 dental therapists and the national gold-standard dentist was carried out. Pre-calibration training ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12244
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00818.x
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of the present study was to investigate time trends in primary reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Norway from 1968 to 1988. Johansen studied reasons for extraction of 8757 teeth in 4216 patients during a 3-week period in 1968. Twenty years later a random sample of 500 Norwegian dentists provided ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00183.x
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess the impact of the presence of initial and other stages of dental caries on the impairment of oral health-related quality of life in preschool children (COHRQoL) through a cohort study. METHODS:During an epidemiological survey, 478 children (12-59 months old) were examined for dental carie...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12217
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12238
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01062.x
更新日期:1986-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01247.x
更新日期:1979-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The level of Fluoride exposure needed to cause dental fluorosis is not known precisely. An awareness of total F intake from all sources, especially during the critical stages of dental development during infancy and early childhood, is important in preventing the development of dental fluorosis. OBJECTIVES:...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00632.x
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00104.x
更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim was to describe and analyze changes in dental status in Sweden over a 6-yr period, and to establish a baseline for a subsequent investigation. Representative samples of the Swedish population in 1975, 1977, and 1981 were investigated by means of interviews. The participation rate varied between 81 and 86% and ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00145.x
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:There is curiosity concerning the source of mercury that is absorbed into the mother's blood and which may affect the developing fetus. This study therefore sets out to determine the extent to which dental amalgam (DA) may contribute to total blood mercury (TBHg) levels of pregnant women in the UK. METHODS:...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12208
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Childhood socio-economic status (SES) has long been associated with later-life oral health, suggesting that childhood is a sensitive period for oral health. Far less attention has been given to the long-term impact of childhood trauma, abuse, and smoking on later-life oral health. This study fills the gap in...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cdoe.12463
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01234.x
更新日期:1979-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This paper compares the performance of the GOHAI and the OHIP-14 as measures of the oral health-related quality of life of the compromised elderly. METHODS:Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 225 participants, most of whom lived in a large geriatric care centre. RESULTS:The mean age of subj...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290507.x
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:In Sweden, many patients with symptoms allegedly caused by their dental materials have exchanged their restorations, but the effects of the exchange have been insufficiently investigated. Therefore, the aim of the study was to describe the change in health over time for these patients and the hypothesis was ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00240.x
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00275.x
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The value of defined levels of oral hygiene and dietary habits for predicting caries was investigated. The material comprised 143 3-yr-olds. Three levels of oral hygiene and dietary habits, respectively, were used. Oral hygiene was registered as gingival status. Dietary habits were recorded by interview. Two groups we...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01899.x
更新日期:1983-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two examiners assessed subjectively the orthodontic treatment need of a group of 183 10-year-old children. The examiners did not standardize the criteria establishing treatment need. Intraexaminer agreement was reached in 79.8% of the cases. Intraexaminer agreement was 91.7% for Examiner A and 93.4% of Examiner B. The...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1975.tb00308.x
更新日期:1975-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previous studies have shown that fluoride is present in beverages prepared with fluoridated water. The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of fluoride from beverages consumed in adjacent fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities taking into account fluoride supplementation regimens. Children in g...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb00545.x
更新日期:1988-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nine teachers of clinical dentistry were presented with 12 pairs of duplicated bitewings on four different occasions. At the first two examinations they indicated the presence of caries in need of treatment and at the second two the degree of caries. The diagnostic sessions were repeated to measure reproducibility. A ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01391.x
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In a survey of 7266 schoolchildren, aged 14-19 yr, the prevalence of juvenile periodontitis was found to be 0.1%. A predilection for Negroes was noted. There was no difference in prevalence between sexes. ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1984.tb01435.x
更新日期:1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a Portuguese language version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for 11-14-year-olds (CPQ(11-14)) showed differential item functioning (DIF) when compared with the original English language version. METHODS:CPQ(11-14) data from a school-based Brazilian study (n = 138) was compared wi...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00525.x
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several researchers have suggested that patients' preferences for a particular form of treatment should be taken into account in clinical trials. Preferences may influence the outcome of treatment, especially in trials when patients cannot be blinded to the type of treatment received and the outcome is based on patien...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.028002119.x
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze, by age and sex, the prevalence of traumatic injuries to permanent incisors and canines, and their distribution according to type in children from private and public schools. The samples consisted of 1,200 children aged 7-16 yr old enrolled in 12 private and publi...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01074.x
更新日期:1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study consisted of 674 consecutive examinations done on patients on their first visit the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, over a 1-yr period starting January 1983. Men outnumbered women and 69% of the patients were Saudi Arabian nationals. Oral cancer was seen in one non-Saudi, whereas the over...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb01915.x
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A comparative study of the subjective oral health status of 60-65-year-old residents was undertaken in two Liverpool electoral wards, Vauxhall, the most deprived, and Woolton, the most affluent in the city. The measuring instrument used was the Subjective Oral Health Status Indicators (SOHSI) questionnaire devised by ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00929.x
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The demand for dental care was assessed among 3000 dental patients visiting an out-patient clinic in Sri Lanka. 46% of the patients sought treatment for complaints related to advanced stages of dental caries whilst 18% requested treatment for early stages of decay. 20% had complaints related to periodontal disease of ...
journal_title:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb01678.x
更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00