Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter vs Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter: Dental attendance at general dentist
- Population
- School children, secondary school in the UK (aged 11 to 13 years)
- Intervention
- Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter
- Comparison
- Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter
- Outcome
- Dental attendance at general dentist
It is very uncertain whether criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter changes dental attendance at general dentist compared with criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter vs Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter Dental attendance at general dentist · School children, secondary school in the UK (aged 11 to 13 years) · mean 8 months It is very uncertain whether criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter changes dental attendance at general dentist compared with criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter (very low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.39 [1.09, 1.77] | 1 study · 201 participants | Very low |
Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter vs Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter Dental attendance at general dentist · School children, secondary school in the UK (aged 11 to 13 years) · mean 8 months Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter may leads to higher dental attendance at general dentist compared with criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter (low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2019) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD012595.PUB3, superseded | RR 1.39 [1.09, 1.77] | 1 study · 201 participants | Low |
Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter vs Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter Dental attendance at general dentist · School children, secondary school in the UK (aged 11 to 13 years) · mean 8 months Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter may leads to higher dental attendance at general dentist compared with criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter (low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2017) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD012595.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.39 [1.09, 1.77] | 1 study · 201 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
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.