The effectiveness of Dental Health Support Workers at linking families with primary care dental practices: A population-wide data linkage cohort study

The effectiveness of Dental Health Support Workers at linking families with primary care dental practices: A population-wide data linkage cohort study

Background: Link workers (lay health workers, health support workers) based in the community provide additional support to individuals and families to facilitate engagement with primary care and other services and resources. This additional support aims to tackle the wider socio-economic determinant...

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Main Authors: Gnich, W. (Author), Hodgins, F. (Author), Macpherson, L.M.D (Author), Ross, A.J (Author), Sherriff, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
Subjects:
age
Age Factors
Allied Health Personnel
article
child
Child
Child, Preschool
Childsmile
cohort analysis
Cohort Studies
Community health worker
comparative effectiveness
controlled study
Dental Care for Children
dental practice
dental procedure
Dental public health
evaluation study
experimental design
female
health auxiliary
health care delivery
Health inequality
Health Services Accessibility
human
Humans
infant
Infant
information retrieval
Information Storage and Retrieval
lay health worker
Lay health worker
major clinical study
male
Oral health
paramedical personnel
patient referral
preschool child
primary health care
Primary Health Care
primary medical care
proportional hazards model
Proportional Hazards Models
public health
Referral and Consultation
Scotland
Support worker, dental practice
survival analysis
vulnerable population
Vulnerable Populations
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