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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 33.3%Very low 3 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Interventions delivered by dental professionals vs control

Smoking cessation · participants who used tobacco products

It is very uncertain whether interventions delivered by dental professionals changes multi‐session behavioural support versus usual care, brief advice,… compared with control (very low certainty).

4 findings from 1 review

Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.9 [1.17, 3.11]
7 studies · 2639 participants
Very low
Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.86 [1.01, 3.41]
4 studies · 6328 participants
Very low
Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.76 [1.58, 4.82]
4 studies · 1221 participants
Moderate

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Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.51 [0.86, 2.65]
3 studies · 1020 participants
Very low

Behaviour change / oral health promotion interventions delivered by non-dental professionals and health workers (nurses, midwives, health visitors, community health workers) vs control (no intervention/usual care/isotonic exercise)

Caries experience at the surface level (dmfs/defs) · Children (mean age newborn to ~5.2 years) and their parents/carers

Behaviour change interventions delivered by non-dental health workers produced a small, statistically significant reduction in caries experience at the surface level (dmfs SMD -0.15, 95% CI -0.25 to -0.04; 12 studies); the review judged the overall evidence to be of low quality (not GRADE-rated).

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness of behaviour change interventions delivered by non-dental health workers in promoting children's… 2022 All outcomes
Primary care and community settings; interventions delivered by non-dental health workers (multiple countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, UK, USA, etc.)
SMD -0.15 [-0.25, -0.04]
12 studies
GRADE not reported

Behaviour change / oral health promotion interventions delivered by non-dental professionals and health workers (nurses, midwives, health visitors, community health workers) vs control (no intervention/usual care/isotonic exercise)

Caries experience · Children (mean age newborn to ~5.2 years) and their parents/carers

Behaviour change interventions delivered by non-dental health workers produced a small-to-moderate, statistically significant reduction in caries experience at the tooth level (dmft SMD -0.34, 95% CI -0.54 to -0.13; 6 studies); the review judged the overall evidence to be of low quality (not GRADE-rated).

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness of behaviour change interventions delivered by non-dental health workers in promoting children's… 2022 All outcomes
Primary care and community settings; interventions delivered by non-dental health workers (multiple countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, UK, USA, etc.)
SMD -0.34 [-0.54, -0.13]
6 studies
GRADE not reported