Improving access to dental care for vulnerable children; further development of the Back2School programme in 2013.
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.
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D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005246:Feedback; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012449:Safety; D012923:Social Class; D013218:State Dentistry; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data