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Prevent, Promote, Promulgate: A Realist Synthesis of Oral Health Outreach from Optics to Outcomes, Across Children, Communities and the Special Care Continuum

2026-08-03

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<h4>Background: </h4> /Objectives: Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood, and untreated caries in the primary dentition affects an estimated 514 million children worldwide. Children are the principal target of oral health outreach, through school dental screening, community camps, and charitable events for children with special healthcare needs, yet these programmes are evaluated largely...

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