Table 1 Search terms

Oral health

Dental caries, decay, oral care, tooth care, oral hygiene, periodontal disease

Young child

Infant* OR child* OR p*ediatric OR pre-school OR early childhood OR aged 0 to 4 years

Oral health status

Data OR trends OR numbers OR statistics OR monitoring OR records

Caregiver awareness

Health knowledge OR health literacy OR health belief* OR attitude* OR perception

Caregiver behaviour

Health behavio*r OR access OR uptake OR practice OR implementation

Oral health practice

Tooth brushing OR teeth brushing OR infant drinks OR infant diet OR dentist OR Childhood Dental Benefit Scheme

Socio-economic-status

Class OR poverty OR income OR disadvantage