Process evaluation of the midwifery initiated oral health-dental service program: Perceptions of dental professionals.
Australia
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Dental Care
/ economics
Female
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Humans
Midwifery
/ organization & administration
Oral Health
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
/ organization & administration
Professional Role
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
children
dentists
oral health
pregnancy
process evaluation
Journal
Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
ISSN: 1036-1073
Titre abrégé: Health Promot J Austr
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9710936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
08
02
2018
accepted:
30
11
2018
pubmed:
5
12
2018
medline:
3
3
2020
entrez:
5
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
All pregnant women should have a comprehensive oral health evaluation. Unfortunately, many pregnant women seldom seek dental care and some dentists are hesitant to treat during pregnancy. To address these issues, the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health Dental Service (MIOH-DS) program was developed in Australia. The aim of this study was to undertake a process evaluation and explore the perceptions of dental professionals involved in the program to determine the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of the program if it were to be upscaled. A qualitative approach using content analysis was conducted on data from two focus groups involving 12 dental professionals. All participants were supportive of the MIOH-DS program. They thought pregnant women were receptive to their care, and reported markedly improved oral health. The provision of free dental care and the involvement of midwives were cited as major factors that improved the uptake of the program. Some of the challenges encountered were the prevailing misconceptions about the safety of dental treatment and pregnancy-related impairments. Dental professionals found the MIOH-DS to be acceptable, feasible and effective in improving oral health of pregnant women and their uptake of dental services. However, some challenges need to be addressed as the MIOH-DS program is upscaled into a cost-effective model. SO WHAT?: Dental professionals are important stakeholders in the MIOH-DS model. The process evaluation of the successful dental intervention is necessary to understand how and why such interventions work, and is an important step in scaling up to a population-wide intervention.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
333-343Informations de copyright
© 2018 Australian Health Promotion Association.
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