Parents’ perceived barriers and enablers to providing optimal infant oral care
The key influences enabling or preventing optimal infant oral care identified in this study lay the foundation for interventions to target these behaviours. To encourage a timely first dental visit, parents need consistent messaging from dental and other health professionals. To encourage twice daily toothbrushing, parents need more support in managing their child's behaviour and competing priorities.
Authors
- Clare Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-5867)
- Kara Gray‐Burrows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-5066)
- Sarah Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1462-3087)
- Mihiri Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-3978)
- My‐Van Trinh
- Olivia Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9339-7485)
- Amrit Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-4934)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22487-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.93
Funders
- University of Melbourne