What are health professionals’ perceptions and attitudes regarding children with early childhood caries and their families? A qualitative research protocol to assess oral health stigma in the medical setting

Introduction Dental caries is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in children. The disease management of caries relies on both a preventive individual approach (fluoridation, risk evaluation) and the surgical treatment of established carious lesions. Similar to other non-communicable di...

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Main Authors: Guillemette Lienhart, Beatrice Thivichon-Prince, Pierre Farge, Anne-Marie Schott-Pethelaz, Marc Chaneliere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e066680.full