Effectiveness of a pre-school dental enrolment program in preventing childhood caries (Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of SA Inc.)

Dental caries in preschool children is a pediatric health problem in Australia with a greater prevalence than childhood asthma. Using a retrospective case control study design, this project aims to investigate whether preschool enrolment in the SA Dental Service pediatric dental program is associated with a lower likelihood of untreated dental decay in school children aged five years.