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Factors Perceived by Health Professionals to Be Barriers or Facilitators to Caries Prevention in Children: a Systematic Review by Guillemette Lienhart; Masson Elsa; Pierre Farge; Anne-Marie Schott; Beatrice Thivichon-Prince; Marc Chanelière is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Considered the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in childhood, dental caries is both an individual and a collective burden. While international guidelines highlight prevention as a major strategy for caries management in children, health professionals still struggle to implement prevention into their clinical practice. Further research is needed to understand the gap between the theoretical significance of dental prevention and its lack of implementation in the clinical setting. This systematic review aims to identify and classify factors perceived by health professionals to be barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children. ## Method A systematic literature search was conducted in three electronic databases (Medline, Web of Science and Cairn). Two researchers independently screened titles, abstracts and texts. To be selected, studies had to focus on barriers or facilitators to caries prevention in children and include health professionals as study participants. Qualitative and quantitative studies were selected. The factors influencing caries prevention in children were sorted into 3 main categories (clinician-related factors, patient-related factors,

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Author

Guillemette Lienhart; Masson Elsa; Pierre Farge; Anne-Marie Schott; Beatrice Thivichon-Prince; Marc Chanelière

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)