An Oral Health Promotion Strategy for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disability: An Exploratory Randomized Trial Comparing Intervention and Control Group Homes
Findings demonstrate that skills-based, experiential training with coaching can be effective in enhancing skill sets and increasing behaviors about oral health among DSP. In addition, results showed that the strategy used can improve oral health outcomes for residents. However, given that there were only improved outcomes in residents' lower anterior sextant, more research is needed to determine how to adequately assess and improve resident outcomes.
Authors
- Melissa H. Abadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-4838)
- Bonnie O. Richard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5182-710X)
- John Ely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-3103)
- Camila Aramburú
- Knowlton Johnson
- Himabindu Dukka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6799-6696)
- Stephen R. Shamblen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4125-8855)
- Kirsten Thompson
- Linda Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-3374)
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Institute for Research and Evaluation (US)
- Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12673
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research