Oral health community engagement programs for rural communities: A scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorNghayo, Hlulani Alloy
dc.contributor.authorPalanyandi, Celeste Ellouise
dc.contributor.authorRamphoma, Khabiso Jemima
dc.contributor.authorMaart, Ronel
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-15T08:39:14Z
dc.date.available2024-11-15T08:39:14Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis scoping review aims to identify the available literature on oral health community engagement programs that have been developed to guide oral health care in rural communities and to summarize their outcomes. This review was conducted using the 5-stage scoping review framework outlined by Arksey and O’Malley. We conducted a literature search with defined eligibility criteria through electronic databases such as Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and Wiley Online; other well-established online scientific health and dental organizations such as the WHO, the fédération dentaire internationale of the World dental federation, the American dental association, and the South African dental association; and grey literature spanning the time interval from January 2012 to August 2023. The charted data were classified, analysed, and reported using descriptive and thematic analyses. A total of 19 records were included in the final review. These records were classified into four categories of interventions: community-based, school-based, integrated dental-based, and non-dental volunteer oral health programs. The findings imply that there is a growing appreciation for the significance of qualitative data in enhancing oral healthcare interventions and outcomes. Furthermore, the study showed that oral health strategies were successful in shaping the understanding and perception of oral health among children and mothers/caregivers, and in improving the oral health and quality of life of edentulous older adults and children living in rural communities.
dc.identifier.citationNghayo, H.A., Palanyandi, C.E., Ramphoma, K.J. and Maart, R., 2024. Oral health community engagement programs for rural communities: A scoping review. Plos one, 19(2), p.e0297546.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297546
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19689
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.subjectDelivery of health care
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectOral health
dc.subjectSchools
dc.titleOral health community engagement programs for rural communities: A scoping review
dc.typeArticle

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