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A 10-minute film followed by the same 30-minute one-to-one hygienist instruction on sugar consumption and dental health, plus oral hygiene, fluoride and regular visits (a multi-intervention) vs No special instructions (control): Mean sugar consumption (self-reported, 1 to 5 scale; higher score = more positive behaviour)

Population
Adults newly registered at a group dental practice in a suburban Dutch village, the Netherlands
Intervention
A 10-minute film followed by the same 30-minute one-to-one hygienist instruction on sugar consumption and dental health, plus oral hygiene, fluoride and regular visits (a multi-intervention)
Comparison
No special instructions (control)
Outcome
Mean sugar consumption (self-reported, 1 to 5 scale; higher score = more positive behaviour)

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
A 10-minute film followed by the same 30-minute one-to-one hygienist instruction on sugar consumption and dental health, plus oral hygiene, fluoride and regular visits (a multi-intervention) vs No instruction
Mean sugar consumption (self-reported, 1 to 5 scale; higher score = more positive behaviour) · Adults newly registered at a group dental practice in a suburban Dutch village, the Netherlands · 6 to 12 months
One‐to‐one dietary interventions undertaken in a dental setting to change dietary behaviour (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
Table 3, mean (SD) sugar consumption (1-5 scale): film-plus-instruction group 3.53 (1.27) at baseline to 3.06 (1.12) at follow-up (significant versus baseline); control 2.89 (0.99) to 2.88 (1.27). Results judged…1 studyGRADE not reported

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ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
One‐to‐one dietary interventions undertaken in a dental setting to change dietary behaviour
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2012-01Not listedNot assessed
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