title: Seen and heard: towards child participation in dental research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There has been an increasing emphasis in many countries worldwide to capture the views of children on health services and research. A previous systematic review found that most oral health research from 2000 to 2005 was conducted on children and highlighted the need for greater research with children.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the extent to which oral health research between 2006 and 2014 has been conducted with or on children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review. Electronic databases were searched for the literature on child dental health. Each identified paper was examined by two researchers and categorised based on the extent to which children were involved in the research, the type of study (evaluative or otherwise), the country of origin, and the clinical discipline.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The search included 2950 papers after application of the exclusion criteria. Of these, 17.4% were with children, 18.3% involved the use of proxies (parents or clinician), and 64.2% were on children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proportion of studies from 2006 to 2014 involving research with children has increased from 7.3% in 2000-2005. This systematic review provides evidence for movement towards children's involvement in dental research over the last 10 years. Future dental research must focus on incorporating children's perspectives into the evaluation of dental treatments to improve outcomes for children.
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Marshman
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Ekta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Helen D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Rodd
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018865:Dental Research; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010358:Patient Participation; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry