Daly B, Clarke W, McEvoy W, Periam K, Zoitopoulos L
King's College London Dental Institute, Oral Health, Workforce & Education Group, Dept of Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, Bessemer Road, SE5 9RW.
Community Dent Health. 2010 Sep;27(3):167-71.
To conduct an oral health promotion needs assessment amongst parents and primary care givers of pre-school children in a South East London Sure Start Local Programme (SSLP).
To explore the oral health concerns and oral health literacy with regard to children's oral health amongst parents and primary care givers in a South East London SSLP.
A qualitative study using four in-depth focus groups with a purposive sample of 20 participants. Data were analysed using the framework method.
The SSLP was identified as an important source of information, support and social interaction for participants. Participants rated the informal networks of the programme as equally authoritative as other formal sources of information. Oral health concerns included: introducing healthy eating, establishing tooth brushing, teething and access to dental care. While participants had adequate knowledge of how to prevent oral disease they cited many barriers to acting on their knowledge which included: parents' tiredness, lack of confidence in parenting skills, confusing information, widespread availability of sugary foods and drinks, and lack of local child friendly dentists. Parenting skills and the social support provided by the SSLP appeared to be integral to the introduction of positive oral health behaviours.
SSLPs were seen as a trusted source of support and information for carers of pre-school children. Integration of oral health promotion into SSLPs has the potential to tap into early interventions which tackle the wider support needs of carers of pre-school children while also supporting the development of positive oral health behaviours.
在伦敦东南部的一个“确保开端”地方项目（SSLP）中，对学龄前儿童的家长和主要照顾者进行口腔健康促进需求评估。
探讨伦敦东南部SSLP中家长和主要照顾者对儿童口腔健康的关注以及口腔健康素养。
一项定性研究，采用四个深入的焦点小组，有目的地选取了20名参与者作为样本。使用框架法对数据进行分析。
SSLP被认为是参与者获取信息、获得支持和进行社交互动的重要来源。参与者认为该项目的非正式网络与其他正式信息来源具有同等的权威性。口腔健康问题包括：引入健康饮食、养成刷牙习惯、出牙以及获得牙科护理。虽然参与者对如何预防口腔疾病有足够的了解，但他们列举了许多在将知识付诸行动时遇到的障碍，包括：家长疲劳、对育儿技能缺乏信心、信息混乱、含糖食品和饮料随处可得，以及当地缺乏对儿童友好的牙医。育儿技能以及SSLP提供的社会支持似乎是引入积极口腔健康行为的关键因素。
SSLP被视为学龄前儿童照顾者可信赖的支持和信息来源。将口腔健康促进纳入SSLP有可能利用早期干预措施，满足学龄前儿童照顾者更广泛的支持需求，同时也支持积极口腔健康行为的养成。
