title: Compliance with fluoride supplements provided by a dental hygienist in homes of low-income parents of preschool children in Quebec.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the compliance with fluoride supplements provided at home by a dental hygienist to mothers of at-risk preschool children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited during pregnancy of low-income women. On the first visit, the mothers of 60 infants aged 6 to 9 months were handed free fluoride supplements. A questionnaire was administered at that time and after 6 and 12 months to assess compliance during the preceding week.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the beginning of the study, none of the mothers reported having given fluoride supplements, in comparison with 73 percent of mothers of 44 infants who received all three visits at the end of follow-up; 48 percent reported fluoride supplement use on a daily basis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Removal of financial and physical barriers and personal professional involvement are good strategies to achieve compliance with fluoride supplements. Further assessment regarding the possible application of this intervention to other professional or cultural contexts is warranted.
authors: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Community Health Sciences, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Fabien.Gagnon@USherbrooke.ca
authors: Fabien
authors: F
authors: Gagnon
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Catellier
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Arteau-Gauthier
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Simard-Tremblay
authors: Marianne
authors: M
authors: Lepage-Saucier
authors: Nina
authors: N
authors: Paradis-Robert
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Michel
authors: André
authors: A
authors: Lavallière
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009035:Mothers; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011203:Poverty; D011792:Quebec; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D012969:Sodium Fluoride