and abstract for relevance. All selected articles were read completely for relevance to the topic of dental screening conducted in a school setting. References from those articles were also reviewed. This review excluded articles limited to health education program, sealant programs, fluoride programs, or dental services programs unless a dental screening was conducted and reported on separately from the prevention program. Studies were not included if the inspection for dental disease was conducted as a part of study separate from the school. Search terms and number of articles found are reported in Appendix A. Twenty-seven articles were identified by the literature search. Table 1 provides descriptions of the articles identified by the literature search. Table : Results of Literature Search Author regarding SBDS Article/Study Design Country Screening Design/Criteria Designing SBDS Brightman SBDS as a national surveillance system Prospective cohort study Ireland World Health Organization 1984 Jenner and Lennon 1986 Standardized training/ interexaminer reliability Experimental UK Author’s opinion Rebich et al 1982 Description of SBDS Review US Tickle, Milsom 1999 Terminology Opinion UK Milsom, Tickle, Blickhorn, 2008 SBDS has an intervention for dental caries Opinion/ Review UK Scott SBDS in California Letter to the Editor
Baker SBDS as an intervention in the UK Opinion UK Milsom et. al. 1999 SBDS referral criteria Delphi process questionnaire UK Kearney-Mitchell et. al. SBDS referral criteria Delphi process questionnaire UK Threlfall et. al. SBDS practices in England questionaire UK Tickle et al 2006 Community opinion on SBDS Focus groups UK Haleem et al Dental examination technique for screening Cross-sectional group comparison Tickle et al 2003 Geodemographic distribution of caries experience Cross-sectional whole population UK British Association for the of Community Dentistry (BASCD) Targeted Screening Approaches Locker et al 2004 Targeted SBDS approach Cross-sectional population Canada Canadian Screening Diagnostic and Coding Manual Jeppesen and Foldspang Targeted SBDS approach Cross-sectional analysis Danish Child Dental Services (SCOR) Sagheri et al Targeted SBDS approach Cross-sectional World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines Brewster et al Targeted SBDS approach Cross-sectional UK National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) BASCD Effectiveness Parfitt, 1970 Promoting dental attendance Cluster randomized control Canada No criteria reported Oda et al 1986 SBDS follow-up on dental attendance Randomized control US Criteria designed for study Donaldson and Kinirons 2001 Effect on dental attendance Prospective cohort study Ireland Nagarajappa2004 Effect on dental attendance Prospective cohort study WHO Oral Health Surveys Methods Milsom et al 2006 (a) Effect on dental attendance and treatment Cluster randomized control UK Two models: ‘Traditional’ screener opinion and ‘New’ – see Kearney-Mitchell et al. Milsom et al 2006 (b) Effect on dental attendance and treatment Cluster randomized control UK Two models: ‘Traditional’ screener opinion and ‘New’ – see Kearney-Mitchell et al. Cunningham et al 2009 Effect of letters on registration Single blind, cluster randomized control UK BASCD NDIP Nelson et al 2012 Effect on receiving treatment Retrospective cohort US Design by researchers on International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) Outcomes and Uses for SBDS
Results of literature review Literature Review Search Search Completed on February 9, 2014 Search No. Search Term Results Articles Accessible 1 "school based dental screening" 5 5 5 2 school-based AND "dental screening" 23 9 8 3 school "dental screening" 76 26 17 4 school based AND ("dental screening" OR "dental inspection" OR "dental examination") 97 17 13 5 school AND ("dental screening" OR "dental inspection" OR "dental examination") 442 41 11 6 cost effectiveness AND ("dental screening" OR "dental inspection" OR "dental examination") 16 4 3 7 referral AND ("dental screening" OR "dental inspection" OR "dental examination") 38 6 4 8 effectiveness AND ("dental screening" OR "dental inspection" OR "dental examination") 53 14 11