Impact of explicit fluoride-related language in prefectural dental health ordinance on fluoride mouth-rinse programs dissemination in Japan: a quasi-experimental study
Prefectural dental health ordinances explicitly refer to fluoride, particularly FMR, are associated with a greater dissemination of the proportion of children participating in S-FMR programs. These findings suggest that more specific and explicit policy language in dental health ordinances may enhance the dissemination of S-FMR programs.
Authors
- Yusuke Matsuyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6114-5604)
- Jun Aida
- Azusa Ishiguro
- Yoichi Ishizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7273-9524)
- Manami Hoshi-Harada
- Ken Osaka
- Chieko Taguchi
- Kenji Takeuchi
Institutions
- Nihon University (JP)
- Tsurumi University (JP)
- Tokyo Dental College (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oral Health
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2026.1780911
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00