Primary dental health aide (PDHA) service-delivery models (PDHA program; PDHA + intensive staffing; PDHA + robust prevention) vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario
Projected Significant Caries (SiC) index · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected a 50% drop in the Significant Caries index for children (12.3 to 6.1) under the PDHA model (certainty not graded).
2 findings from 1 review
- Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes20-year projection · Alaska Native communities (simulation of the Alaska Dental Health Aide program) · Children overallSignificant Caries (SiC) index, children 6.11 studyGRADE not reported
- Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes20-year projection · Alaska Native communities (simulation of the Alaska Dental Health Aide program) · 12-year-oldsSignificant Caries (SiC) index, 12-year-olds 3.31 studyGRADE not reported