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7 questions in 2 reviews · cluster CL0284

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No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 1 · 14.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries · 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	Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries: Not reported (Summary of findings 1).	0 studies	No studies
Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) of self-regulation vs Standard referral letter Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	OR 0.97 [0.62, 1.51]	1 study · 388 participants	Very low
Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) plus dental information guide (DIG) vs Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) alone Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	OR 1.30 [0.85, 1.99]	1 study · 411 participants	Very low
Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) of self-regulation plus dental information guide (DIG) vs Standard referral letter Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	OR 1.26 [0.82, 1.93]	1 study · 395 participants	Very low
Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane	MD -0.60 [-2.54, 1.34]	1 study · 271 participants	Moderate
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane	MD 0.15 [-0.77, 1.08]	1 study · 1478 participants	High
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall Dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane	MD 1.40 [-0.69, 3.49]	1 study · 279 participants	Moderate