{"id":8459,"date":"2020-10-19T10:19:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T00:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=382"},"modified":"2020-10-19T10:19:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T00:19:58","slug":"smarter-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/coh-express\/smarter-smiles","title":{"rendered":"Trial leads to smarter smiles for Pine Rivers teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_398\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-398\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/smarter-smiles-trial-b.jpg\" alt=\"Trial leads to smarter smiles for Pine Rivers teens\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A unique new program is helping to reduce the impact of tooth decay for Pine Rivers teens entering high school.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>An innovative new health trial has improved dental care outcomes for students entering high school in Pine Rivers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Smarter Smiles program, which was piloted at the Dakabin State High School over the past two years, has improved access to Metro North Oral Health Services for adolescents at higher risk of dental decay.<\/p>\n<p>Consultant Oral Health Therapist Alison Dickinson said the program aimed to improve access to dental care and oral health education for at-risk adolescents who are entering high school and transitioning from paediatric dental care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically, at this age you see less teens accessing dental care,\u201d she said. \u201cProtective factors like good oral hygiene drop off, and risk factors such as poor dietary choices and soft-drink consumption tend to increase at this life-stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe percentage of 12-year-old children residing in Metro North with decay in their permanent teeth is more than 40 per cent, and seven per cent have decay that is considered severe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith less than 70 per cent of Australian children brushing their teeth twice a day, there is a need for oral health programs to support students as they become more self-reliant in maintaining good oral health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Smarter Smiles program trialled on-site oral health screening at Dakabin State High School, preventive dental fluoride varnish treatment, and supplementary oral health education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA referral pathway was established with our local school-based dental clinic where we could refer students identified as requiring comprehensive dental care or further complex procedures,\u201d Alison said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis designated \u2018dental home\u2019 is somewhere students can now rely on to access free, high quality dental care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate that the trial at the high school is the first step in developing and delivering a program that could be rolled out more broadly across Metro North high schools and perhaps even across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 there was a significant increase in student participation with 72 per cent of Year 7 students consenting to the program and 56 per cent of students receiving preventive treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Smarter Smiles was one of the winners of the Community and Oral Health Staff Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An innovative new health trial has improved dental care outcomes for students entering high school in Pine 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