Reduction in prevalence of baby bottle tooth decay (BBTD) · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children
Community and caregiver oral health education was associated with a significant ~25% overall reduction in baby bottle tooth decay among Head Start children (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children
Sites discontinuing the prevention program had a non-significant 15% reduction in tooth decay rate, without a GRADE rating.
2 findings from 1 review
Dental caries · Alaska children below age 5 years
The PDHA program was projected to reduce mean DMFT in children below age 5 from 7.4 to 4.9, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Mean DMFT 7.4 to 4.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
Adverse events · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stainless steel crown preparation and placement deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
No stainless steel crown preparation deficiencies were reported; placement deficiency was 3% for DHATs versus 9% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Technical performance / deficient preparations (DHATs)
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment, tooth index D(M)FT · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
PF 0.49
1 study
GRADE not reported
Projected dental care utilisation · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected that the PDHA program would raise dental care utilisation from 75% to 90% (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of dental record keeping by DHATs · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers
Dental record keeping by DHATs was high quality and met Indian Health Service guidelines (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of cariogenic food and drink consumption · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native Head Start children
The Alaska Native site had a 20% increase in BBTD prevalence, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of toothbrushing · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
School-based oral health promotion services · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to raise school-based oral health promotion service receipt from 53% to more than 90%, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Significant caries index · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to reduce the SiC index 50% from 12.3 to 6.1 for children, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Amalgam preparation deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
Two of 13 DHAT amalgam preparations were deficient, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Significant caries index · Alaska children aged 12 years
The PDHA program was projected to reduce the SiC index 70% from 10.5 to 3.3 for 12-year-olds, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Infant dental caries · Pregnant Alaska Native women and their infants
No infant caries outcomes were assessed because the proposed randomized trial was discontinued.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported
Projected mean DMFT (children below 5 years) · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected mean DMFT in children under 5 would fall from 7.4 to 4.9 under the PDHA model (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Mixed beam (neutron and photon) radiotherapy showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with conventional photon radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Hyperfractionated/accelerated radiotherapy led to lower locoregional control compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review