Improving oral health in Ireland: a dental and public health nurse collaborative quality improvement initiative
PHNs were able to identify dental decay and provide referrals for further assessment in a high-risk population. PHNs could therefore play a role in the screening of children nationally for dental decay. This pathway may be helpful in identifying children or families not engaging with dental services.
Authors
- Brett Duane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-0594)
- Darshini Ramasubbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6529-7377)
- Jonathan Lewney
- Kay Varden
Institutions
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Dublin Dental University Hospital (IE)
- Oldham Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf104
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00