Canadian Professional Association Resources on Diet and Tooth Decay: Website Content Analysis

This analysis of web pages found that diet and tooth decay was heavily discussed throughout websites for Canadian health professional organizations, with many web pages targeting parents and school-aged children. The readability of many analyzed web pages was above the recommended grade 6 reading level. The development of comprehensive national guidelines related to diet and tooth decay would be helpful to ensure that consistent and clear messaging is available on this topic.

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JMIR Formative Research
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2026-01-20
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https://doi.org/10.2196/59474
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Dental Health and Care Utilization
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Canadian Professional Association Resources on Diet and Tooth Decay: Website Content Analysis

Jessica Lieffers, Laura Forbes, Petros Papagerakis, Meg Fotheringham
JMIR Formative Research
Dental Health and Care Utilization
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Canadian Professional Association Resources on Diet and Tooth Decay: Website Content Analysis

Jessica Lieffers, Laura Forbes, Petros Papagerakis, Meg Fotheringham
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Abstract

This analysis of web pages found that diet and tooth decay was heavily discussed throughout websites for Canadian health professional organizations, with many web pages targeting parents and school-aged children. The readability of many analyzed web pages was above the recommended grade 6 reading level. The development of comprehensive national guidelines related to diet and tooth decay would be helpful to ensure that consistent and clear messaging is available on this topic.

JMIR Formative ResearchVol. 10
University of Saskatchewan (CA), Université Laval (CA), University of Guelph (CA)
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
Openalex Percentile: Top 84%
Dental Health and Care Utilization
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