Dental therapists compared with general dental practitioners for undertaking check-ups in low-risk patients:  pilot RCT with realist evaluation

Brocklehurst, Paul; Hoare, Zoe; Woods, Chris; Williams, Lynne; Brand, Andrew; Shen, Jing; Breckons, Matthew; Ashley, James; Jenkins, Alison; Gough, Lesley; Preshaw, Philip; Burton, Christopher; Shepherd, Karen; Bhattarai, Nawaraj

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This pilot trial found no difference in oral health of selected patients seen by dental therapists compared to usual treatment and suggested possible more appropriate designs for a future full evaluation.

Paul Brocklehurst , Zoe Hoare , Chris Woods , Lynne Williams , Andrew Brand , Jing Shen , Matthew Breckons , James Ashley , Alison Jenkins , Lesley Gough, Philip Preshaw , Christopher Burton , Karen Shepherd & Nawaraj Bhattarai .

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Paul Brocklehurst ^1,^*, Zoe Hoare ¹, Chris Woods ¹, Lynne Williams ¹, Andrew Brand ¹, Jing Shen ², Matthew Breckons ², James Ashley ³, Alison Jenkins ¹, Lesley Gough ⁴, Philip Preshaw ^5,⁶, Christopher Burton ⁷, Karen Shepherd ⁸, Nawaraj Bhattarai ²

¹ School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
² Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
³ Woodlands Dental Practice, Liverpool, UK
⁴ Public Health England, Chester, UK
⁵ Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, , Singapore
⁶ Faculty of Dentistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁷ School of Allied and Public Health Professions, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK
⁸ Patient and public involvement representative, Bangor, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: p.brocklehurst@bangor.ac.uk

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