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Barriers to behaviour change revealed.
General dental practice is considered key in 'facilitating and reinforcing prevention in the community.' Twelve focus groups of foundation dentists from Yorkshire and Humberside (n = 100) discussed the barriers to communicating effective oral health advice. Themes identified included:
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Lack of personal experience of childcare, parenting and the vocabulary involved, and of knowledge of the roles of other healthcare professionals such as health visitors
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Lack of parental receptivity to advice given and difficulties overcoming ingrained beliefs
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Lack of both parental and dentists' motivation to receive and provide advice
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Information overload and inconsistencies - how to select which information to provide
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Current NHS structures of general dental practice.
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Hellyer, P. Giving preventive advice is a skill to be learnt. Br Dent J 235, 44 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-6072-6
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