title: A community-based oral health self-care intervention for Hispanic families.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A community-based intervention is described that targets oral health self-care practices among Hispanic children in the United States and is being tested in an ongoing trial. Descriptive results of baseline oral health variables are presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  As of January 2013, 284 Hispanic children of ages 5-7 enrolled in the Healthy Families Study in Nashville, TN, USA. Families are randomized to one of two culturally appropriate interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At baseline, 69.6 % of children brushed at least twice daily, and 40.6 % brushed before bed daily. One-third of parents did not know if their children's toothpaste contained fluoride.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This intervention fills the need for community-based interventions to improve oral health self-care practices that are culturally appropriate in Hispanic families.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End, Suite 800, Nashville, TN, 37203-1738, USA, pam.hull@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Pamela C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: Michelle C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Bettina M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Beech
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Canedo
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zoorob
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019058:Community Networks; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012648:Self Care; D013714:Tennessee; D055815:Young Adult