Theory-based oral health education/promotion interventions (HBM, TPB, SCT, HAPA, TTM, PMT, SOC, PRECEDE-PROCEED, MI) vs Control (waitlist, routine/standard oral health education, or minimal intervention)
Oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly improved oral health behavior (SMD 2.58; low certainty), with very high heterogeneity.
1 finding from 1 review
- Health promotion theory-based educational interventions for improving oral health in children and adolescents: a… 2025 All outcomesPost-intervention (follow-up 0.5 to 24 months, varies by study) · School-based and community settings; multiple countries (predominantly Iran; also Pakistan, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Thailand) · OverallSMD 2.58 [2.03, 3.12]6 studies · 13973 participantsLow