Developing and testing of an oral health screening tool for midwives to assess pregnant woman

Ajesh George; Shilpi Ajwani; Maree Johnson; Hannah Dahlen; Anthony Blinkhorn; Sameer Bhole; Sharon Ellis; Catherine Zheng

doi:10.1080/07399332.2014.959170

Developing and testing of an oral health screening tool for midwives to assess pregnant woman

Ajesh George, Shilpi Ajwani, Maree Johnson, Hannah Dahlen, Anthony Blinkhorn, Sameer Bhole, Sharon Ellis, Catherine Zheng

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Maternal oral health is important, and midwives are encouraged to screen women for dental problems. We aimed to develop and test a midwifery oral health screening tool. A three-item tool was tested as part of a trial involving 300 women in Southwestern Sydney. A two-item combination showed better sensitivity (98%) and had a positive predictive value of 88%. Specificity was 40%, and negative predictive value was 80%. A two-item screening tool has been identified that is sensitive to identifying dental problems and facilitating referrals. Further validation using a larger sample is required to reassess the tool's specificity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1160-1174
Number of pages	15
Journal	Health Care for Women International
Volume	36
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.959170
Publication status	Published - 2015

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