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dc.contributor.author | Crystal, Yasmi O.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Luo, Yuanyuan L.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Duangthip, Duangporn![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Tantawi, Maha El![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Benzian, Habib![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Schroth, Robert J.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Feldens, Carlos Alberto![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Virtanen, Jorma I.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Al‑Batayneh, Ola Barakat![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Diaz, Aida C.M.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Vukovic, Ana![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Pavlic, Verica![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Mfolo, Tshepiso![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Daryanavard, Hamideh![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Gafar, Balgis O.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Shamala, Anas![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-06T04:42:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-06T04:42:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: All data is provided within the manuscript and supplementary information files. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 calls for universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which are crucial elements of health and well-being and fundamental for a life in dignity. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable disease affecting health and quality of life of millions of young children worldwide. This scoping review aims to explore the connection between ECC and access to clean water and sanitation. METHODS: This scoping review, registered on the Open Science Framework and following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, conducted a thorough search in databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Google Scholar, SciELO) and websites (via Google) in November 2023. The search, without date limitations, targeted studies in English and Spanish linking ECC to SDG6. Exclusions were made for studies solely focusing on ECC without a direct connection to clean water and sanitation. Descriptive statistics summarized the retrieved papers. RESULTS: The initial search yielded 303 articles. After removing duplicates, 264 articles remained for title and abstract screening after which 244 were excluded and one report was added through citation searching. The 21 remaining articles underwent full text review. There were no studies on a direct association between access to clean water and sanitation and the prevalence of ECC. There were nine studies that showed indirect associations between ECC and access to clean water and sanitation through the links of: water and sanitation access as a marker for poverty (n=1), water consumption as a feeding practice (n=4), and the effectiveness of water fluoridation (n=4). These were used to develop a conceptual model. CONCLUSIONS: While it is conceivable that a direct link exists between ECC and access to clean water and sanitation, the available body of research only offers evidence of indirect associations. The exploration of potential pathways con‑ necting water access to ECC warrants further investigation in future research. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Community Dentistry | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-06:Clean water and sanitation | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/ | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Crystal, Y.O., Luo, Y.L., Duangthip, D. et al. A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation: the sustainable development goal 6. BMC Oral Health 24, 769 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04535-9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1472-6831 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1186/s12903-024-04535-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97433 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2024. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | en_US |
dc.subject | Clean water and sanitation | en_US |
dc.subject | Water fuoridation | en_US |
dc.subject | Feeding practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Poverty | en_US |
dc.subject | Early childhood caries (ECC) | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable development goals (SDGs) | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation | en_US |
dc.title | A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation : the sustainable development goal 6 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |