title: Developing and Testing of an Oral Health Screening Tool for Midwives to Assess Pregnant Woman.
abstract: Maternal oral health is important, and midwives are encouraged to screen women for dental problems. We aimed to develop and test a midwifery oral health screening tool. A three-item tool was tested as part of a trial involving 300 women in Southwestern Sydney. A two-item combination showed better sensitivity (98%) and had a positive predictive value of 88%. Specificity was 40%, and negative predictive value was 80%. A two-item screening tool has been identified that is sensitive to identifying dental problems and facilitating referrals. Further validation using a larger sample is required to reassess the tool's specificity.
authors.affiliation: a Centre for Applied Nursing Research, University of Western Sydney (UWS); South Western Sydney Local Health District, University of Sydney; and Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Ajesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: b Sydney Local Health District Oral Health Services and Sydney Dental Hospital; and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajwani
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Maree
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: d School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Western Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dahlen
authors.affiliation: e Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blinkhorn
authors.affiliation: b Sydney Local Health District Oral Health Services and Sydney Dental Hospital; and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhole
authors.affiliation: f Antenatal Services, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, South Western Sydney Local Health District , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: g Centre for Applied Nursing Research, University of Western Sydney; South Western Sydney Local Health District; and Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: h Community Oral Health Clinics, Sydney Local Health District Oral Health Services; and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dawes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008880:Midwifery; D009909:Oral Health; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires