Improving access to dental care for vulnerable children; further development of the Back2School programme in 2013

Community Dent Health. 2015 Jun;32(2):68-71.

Abstract

This paper describes a service evaluation of a dental treatment programme providing care to children not normally taken to the dentist. It explains the extension of the Back2School programme from the pilot phase and assesses if a mobile dental unit (MDU) can provide a high quality service. The public health competencies it illustrates include oral health improvement, developing and monitoring quality dental services, and collaborative working.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Appointments and Schedules
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Dental Care for Children* / economics
  • Dental Care for Children* / standards
  • Dental Care for Children* / statistics & numerical data
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / statistics & numerical data
  • Feedback
  • Health Services Accessibility* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • London
  • Mobile Health Units*
  • Needs Assessment
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Safety
  • Social Class
  • State Dentistry
  • Tooth Extraction / statistics & numerical data
  • Vulnerable Populations* / statistics & numerical data