Example Evidence-based Interventions at a Glance |
| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Campaigns and Promotions |
| A Mass Media Periodontitis Campaign |
All |
All |
Community |
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| Minnesota Periodontal Awareness Television Campaign |
Adults, Seniors |
All |
Community |
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| An Oral Health Carnival |
Children Adults |
All |
Community |
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| A Public-wide Oral Health Promotion Campaign |
All |
All |
Community |
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| A Statewide Oral Cancer Awareness Campaign |
Adults |
All |
Community |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Provider Education |
| An Infection Control Education Program for an Oral Health Setting |
Adults |
Other |
Worksite |
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| The Interdisciplinary Children’s Oral Health Promotion (ICOHP) |
Adults |
All |
Worksite, Community |
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| OPENWIDE |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
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| The Oral Health Education Program (OHEP) |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
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| “Practical Oral Care:” A Video for Residential Care Staff |
Adults |
Other |
Worksite |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Group Education |
| A Brief Video Intervention Package to Reduce Dental Fear |
Children |
All |
School |
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| A Classroom-based Oral Health Education Program |
Children, Teens |
All |
School |
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| The Crest Cavity-free Zone Program |
Children, Teens |
All |
Community |
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| The Dental Health Education (DHE) Program |
Young adults, Adults, Seniors |
Other |
Worksite |
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| An Educational Denture Cleaning Intervention |
Seniors |
All |
Community |
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| An Interactive Oral Health Intervention to Engage Young Children |
Infants, Children |
All |
School |
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| An Intervention to Decrease Fear and Anxiety in Mentally Challenged Children |
Children |
All |
Health-care facility |
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| A School-based Oral Health Intervention |
Children |
All |
School |
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| A School Oral Health Intervention about Sugar Intake |
Children |
All |
School |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Individual Education |
| An Audiovisual Aid for Improving Infant Oral Health |
Adults |
All |
Community |
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| A Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) Oral Health Intervention |
All |
All |
Health-care facility |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Supportive Relationships |
| A Counseling Intervention to Reduce Sugar Intake |
Children |
All |
Community |
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| The Dental Fear Control Program |
All |
All |
Health-care facility |
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| A Dental Fear Reduction Program |
Adults, Seniors |
All |
Health-care facility |
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| A Fluoride Toothpaste Intervention |
Children |
Al |
School |
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| The Good Toothbrushing Game |
Children |
All |
School |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Environments and Policies |
| Portable Dental Services |
Teens |
All |
School |
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| A Toothpaste Give-Away Promotion |
Children |
White |
Community |
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| Water Fluoridation |
All |
All |
Community |
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| INTERVENTION |
POPULATION |
SETTING |
STRATEGY |
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Age |
Race/Ethnicity |
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Multiple Strategies |
| The Access to Baby and Child Dentistry Program (ABCD) |
Infants/Toddlers, Young Adults, Adults |
All |
Faith-based, Community, Health care facility |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| An Adolescent School-based Oral Health Program |
Children |
All |
School |
Group Education, Environment & Policy |
| The CARES Program |
All |
All |
Health care facility |
Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Child Caries Prevention Program |
Children |
Other |
Community, Home |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Children’s Oral Health Prevention Program |
Children |
Black |
School |
Provider Education, Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Community-based Oral Health Outreach Program for Older Adults |
Seniors |
All |
Community, Home |
Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| A Community-based Oral Health Program for Senior Citizens |
Seniors |
All |
Faith-based, Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Community Dental Facilitator Project |
Adults |
Other |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| The Dental Anxiety Desensitization Intervention |
All |
All |
Health care facility |
Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Dental Anxiety Desensitization Intervention |
All |
All |
Health care facility |
Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Dental Appointment Retention Reminder Care Intervention |
All |
All |
Home |
Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education |
| An Educational Oral Health Intervention for Mothers of Young Children |
Infants/Toddlers, Adults |
All |
Home |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| Educational Oral Health Sessions for Individuals with Orthodontic Appliances |
All |
All |
Health care facility |
Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Fall Asleep Pacifier (FAP) |
Infants/Toddlers, Adults |
All |
Health care facility |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| A Fresh Breath and Attractive Smile Leaflet Promotion |
Children |
All |
School |
Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education |
| The Gleam Team-a Flexible Teacher-Selected Oral Health Program |
Children |
All |
School |
Provider Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Good Teeth Program |
Infants/Toddlers, Children |
All |
School |
Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Good Toothbrushing Game |
Children |
All |
School |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| Healthy Teeth from the Beginning because the Beginning Counts! |
Infants/Toddlers, Adults |
All |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| The Kids Get Care Program |
Adults |
All |
Community |
Provider Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Love Teeth Day |
All |
Other |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Mouth Self-Examination (MSE) Promotion Program |
Adults, Seniors |
All |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| The Nursing Caries Campaign |
Children, Adults |
All |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education |
| Oral Health Awareness Campaign |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education, Environment & Policy |
| Oral Health Campaign |
Children, Adults |
All |
School |
Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Environment & Policy |
| Oral Health Care Education Sessions for Nursing Home Caregivers |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
Provider Education, Environment & Policy |
| An Oral Health Counseling Intervention Targeted at Parents of Young Children |
Infants/Toddlers, Children, Adults |
All |
Health care facility |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| An Oral Health Primary Prevention Program |
Infants/Toddlers, Adults |
All |
Health care facility |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| An Oral Health Promotion Program for Vietnamese Children |
Infants/Toddlers |
Other |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Periodontal Disease Mass Media Campaign |
Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Seniors |
All |
Worksite, Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education |
| A Postal Program for Oral Health Promotion |
Infants/Toddlers, Children |
All |
Home |
Campaigns & Promotions, Environment & Policy |
| The PRO-SELF Program for Candidiasis |
All |
All |
Health care facility |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| The Rural Dental Health Program |
Children |
All |
School, Community |
Group Education, Environment & Policy |
| A School-based Oral Health Intervention for Students in a Developing Country |
Children |
Other |
School |
Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A School-based Toothbrushing Education Intervention |
Infants/Toddlers, Children |
Other |
School |
Group Education, Individual Education |
| Self Assessments of Oral Health Status |
Teens |
All |
School |
Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Self-performed Oral Health Preventive Programs |
Children |
Other |
School |
Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Smile Alabama! Initiative |
All |
All |
Community |
Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environmental & Policy |
| A Smokeless Tobacco Intervention |
Adults |
All |
Health care facility |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Spit Tobacco Use Intervention for Baseball Players |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Sugar-free Medicines Campaign |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education |
| Tooth Brushing Education Programs for First Graders |
Children |
All |
School |
Group Education, Individual Education |
| A Twice Daily Tooth-brushing Promotion Intervention |
Children, Adults |
Al |
School, Home |
Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| A Web-based Oral Health Intervention |
Young Adults, Adults, Seniors |
Other |
Worksite, Home |
Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| A Worksite-based Oral Health Intervention |
Adults |
All |
Worksite |
Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy |
| A Worksite-based Oral Health Intervention for Shipyard Workers |
Adults |
Other |
Worksite |
Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |