Investigators

Ajesh George
Maree Johnson
Hannah Dahlen
Ariana Kong
Ravi Srinivas
Tiffany Patterson Norrie

Sameer Bhole
Shilpi Ajwani
Albert Yaacoub
Mariana Sousa
Amy Villarosa

Collaborators

SWSLHD: South Western Sydney Local Health District
NBMLHD: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
SLHD: Sydney Local Health District

SDH: Sydney Dental Hospital
UTS: University of Technology Sydney
ACU: Australian Catholic University

Project Overview

The MIOH program demonstrated a positive impact on the oral health status and practices of women during pregnancy. To build on this, this two-phase study aimed to assess the long term effectiveness of the MIOH program in reducing early childhood caries among children whose mothers received this intervention.

Aims & Objectives

The broad aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the MIOH program in improving the oral health outcomes of children after birth. It involved following up pregnant women and their children that were involved in the multicentre trial. The specific aims are to determine the impact of the MIOH program on:

Knowledge of mothers regarding oral health care for children.
Oral health behaviours among children (dentist visits/oral hygiene/eating/feeding habits)
Oral health status and prevalence of dental decay among children

Research Output

To see the various outputs from the program, please navigate to the pages below:

Publications Presentations Awards Training resources Oral health promotion resources

Alignment with ACIOH’s themes

Workforce reoriented:

MIDWIVES

This project aimed to follow up on the long term impact of the MIOH intervention that involved midwives

People-centred strategies:

MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

The project aimed to improve the oral health outcomes of children of pregnant women who received the MIOH intervention