Dental caries (association with no formal maternal education) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
No formal maternal education showed a non-significant trend toward higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.34, 95% CI 0.76 to 2.36; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Dental caries (association with secondary/higher maternal education) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Secondary/higher maternal education showed no significant association with dental caries (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.44; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Dental caries (association with primary maternal education) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Primary maternal education was associated with 25% higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.54; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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No formal maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 10% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with no formal education (pooled prevalence 0.101, 95% CI 0.033 to 0.201; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Primary maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 42% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with primary education (pooled prevalence 0.425, 95% CI 0.280 to 0.576; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Secondary/higher maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 45% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with secondary or higher education (pooled prevalence 0.450, 95% CI 0.330 to 0.572; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In New Zealand, primary versus university education differed by 17.59 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
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Prevalence of untreated decay (% DT > 0) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Australia, primary versus university education differed by 18.40 percentage points in prevalence of untreated decay.
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Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, primary versus university education differed by 0.69 decayed teeth in mean number of decayed teeth.
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In United States, secondary versus university education differed by 27.5 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
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AD 27.5 [22.6, 32.5]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 13.8 [7.3, 20.4]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 2.7 [-0.4, 5.7]
1 study · 5073 participants
GRADE not reported
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Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, secondary versus university education differed by 0.7 decayed teeth in mean number of decayed teeth.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 0.7 [0.4, 1.1]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 0.3 [0.1, 0.4]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 0.3 [0.2, 0.5]
1 study · 5073 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of untreated decay (% DT > 0) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In United States, secondary versus university education differed by 10.4 percentage points in prevalence of untreated decay.
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AD 10.4 [4.7, 16.2]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 15.2 [8.8, 21.6]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 14.1 [5.1, 23.1]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
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Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, post-secondary versus university education differed by 0.2 decayed teeth in mean number of decayed teeth.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 0.2 [0.1, 0.3]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 0.5 [0.2, 0.8]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 0.2 [0.1, 0.2]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of untreated decay (% DT > 0) · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, post-secondary versus university education differed by 7.8 percentage points in prevalence of untreated decay.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 7.8 [3.7, 12.0]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 7.7 [3.6, 11.8]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 6.8 [-1.3, 14.8]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, post-secondary versus university education differed by 2.4 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 2.4 [-1.3, 6.1]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 4.2 [-2.9, 11.2]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 20.8 [16.3, 25.4]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
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Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Higher paternal education was associated with lower DMFT.
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Healthy children under 6 years in South Africa
Parental tertiary education (vs high-school education) was associated with about 1.8 times higher odds of early childhood caries in South Africa (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.22-2.57; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Self-efficacy related to oral health · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based educational interventions significantly improved oral health self-efficacy (SMD 1.49; low certainty), though between-study heterogeneity was very high.
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Oral health attitudes (1-7 scale) · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly improved oral health attitude (SMD 9.32; low certainty); the very large effect warrants cautious interpretation.
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Oral health-related quality of life · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly improved oral health-related quality of life (SMD 7.38; low certainty), with very high heterogeneity.
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