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Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening: Dental attendance
- Population
- School children, primary and secondary schools in India
- Intervention
- Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment)
- Comparison
- Traditional screening
- Outcome
- Dental attendance
It is very uncertain whether traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and… changes dental attendance compared with traditional screening alone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening alone Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in India · mean 3 months It is very uncertain whether traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and… changes dental attendance compared with traditional screening alone (very low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 3.08 [2.57, 3.71] | 1 study · 2486 participants | Very low |
Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening alone Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in India · mean 3 months Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and… may leads to higher dental attendance compared with traditional screening alone (low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2019) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD012595.PUB3, superseded | RR 3.08 [2.57, 3.71] | 1 study · 2486 participants | Low |
Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening alone Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in India · mean 3 months Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and… may leads to higher dental attendance compared with traditional screening alone (low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2017) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD012595.PUB2, superseded | RR 3.08 [2.57, 3.71] | 1 study · 2486 participants | Low |
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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