The human gut is a highly complex ecosystem with an extensive microbial community, and
the influence of the intestinal microbiota reaches the entire host organism. For example, the …

Introduction Inequity in access to healthcare in the United Kingdom can have a profound
impact on people's ability to manage their health problems. Link work interventions attempt …

Objectives Child dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and
wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We …

Objective Inequalities in child oral health are a global challenge and the intersection of
socioeconomic factors with educational additional support needs (ASN), including children …

Studies suggest that fluoride varnish (FV) application can reduce dental caries in child
populations. The multiple-component national child oral health improvement programme in …

Background Link workers (lay health workers, health support workers) based in the
community provide additional support to individuals and families to facilitate engagement …

There is good evidence that fluoride varnish programs are effective in preventing dental
caries in children. This study aims to provide a costing for the scale-up of a child fluoride …

There is a growing body of evidence that lay health worker (LHW) interventions are a cost-
effective model of care which can improve health outcomes and reduce the burden on …

This paper explores the reasons for multiple caries in children from the viewpoint of clinical
practice, namely General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) and their teams, to identify obstacles …

Our study examines social inequalities in dental visits, the status of primary and permanent
teeth, the dental treatments, the availability of publicly funded dental care and health …