Table 3 Key characteristics of each study
Author and year | Country | Study design | Number of participants | Dental team member | Prevention area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldossri 2020 | Canada | Questionnaire | 932 | Dentists | Oral cancer screening |
Bansal 2012 | USA | Questionnaire | 599 | Dentists | Fluoride application |
Bell 2011 | USA | Questionnaire | 859 | Dental hygienists | General prevention |
Brennan 2005 | Australia | Questionnaire | 552 | Dentists | General prevention |
Catlett2016 | USA | Questionnaire | 360 | Dental hygienists | General prevention |
Dyer 2006 | UK | Questionnaire and Semi-structured interviews | Questionnaire = 164 Interviews = 10 | Dentists | General prevention |
Fiset 2000 | USA | Questionnaire | 258 | Dentists | Fluoride application |
Kingsnorth 2020 | UK & Ireland | Questionnaire | 250 | Dentists | Diet |
Michalaki 2010 | Greece | Questionnaire | 977 | Dentists | Fissure sealants |
Rainchuso 2017 | USA | Interviews | 10 | Dental hygienists | General prevention |
Rosing 2019 | Denmark | Semi-structured interviews and focus groups | 8 | Dentists | Oral health advice and prevention |
Santos 2020 | Portugal | Questionnaire | 142 | Dental hygienists | Dental sealants |
Sbaraini 2012 | Australia | Semi-structured interviews | 40 | Dentists | General prevention |
Thevissen 2017 a | Belgium | Questionnaire | Dentists = 692 Dental hygienists = 241 | Dentist, Dental hygienists | General prevention (patient motivation and oral hygiene instructions) |
Thevissen 2017 b | Belgium | Questionnaire | 692 | Dentists | Oral hygiene instructions |
Urban 2015 | USA | Questionnaire | 173 | Dental hygienists | Caries prevention (risk assessment management) |
Yokoyama 2013 | Japan | Questionnaire | 282 | Dentists | Diet and diet counselling |
Yusuf 2015 | UK | Questionnaire | 164 | Dentists | General prevention |
Kay 2003 | UK | Questionnaire | 15 | Dentists | General prevention |