Question · asked by 1 review
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening: Dental caries prevalence
- Population
- School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India
- Intervention
- Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist)
- Comparison
- No screening
- Outcome
- Dental caries prevalence
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Prevalence of dental caries per child · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | Milsom 2006 measured prevalence of dental caries as mean number of teeth with active caries in primary teeth (dt) and permanent teeth (DT); post-intervention changes from baseline were not significant, and the authors… | 1 study · 16684 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School dental screening programmes for oral health 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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