Comparing oral health systems for children in six European countries to identify lessons learned for universal oral health coverage: A study protocol.

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dc.contributor.authorMcAuliffe, Úna
dc.contributor.authorWoods, Noel
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Shauna
dc.contributor.authorCronin, Jodi
dc.contributor.authorWhelton, Helen
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Máiréad
dc.contributor.authorEaton, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Sara
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-14T12:06:07Z
dc.date.available2022-06-14T12:06:07Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-17
dc.date.updated2022-06-14T02:54:28Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Oral diseases have the highest global prevalence rate among all diseases, with dental caries being one of the most common conditions in childhood. A low political priority coupled with a failure to incorporate oral health within broader health systems has contributed to its neglect in previous decades. In response, calls are emerging for the inclusion of oral health within the universal healthcare domain (UHC). This protocol outlines the methodology for a cross-country comparative analysis of publicly funded oral health systems for children across six European countries, reporting on oral health status in line with the indicators for UHC. Methods: This study will follow Yin’s multiple case study approach and employ two strands of data collection, analysis, and triangulation: a systematic documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with elite participants local to each country. The countries chosen for comparison and providing a representative sample of European dental systems are Denmark, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Scotland, and Spain. A systematic search of five electronic databases and four additional electronic resources will be undertaken, in addition to grey literature and other publicly available sources, with the outcomes verified and further informed by local experts. The WHO Universal Health Coverage Cube will be used to guide data collection and analysis. Conclusions: This research will provide policy makers with an in-depth analysis and comparison of publicly funded oral health systems for children in Europe, including consideration of effective preventive strategies, oral health system reform, and indicators of universal oral health coverage. It is anticipated that the outcomes may help in positioning oral health on governmental health agendas and support its integration into wider health systems’ reform in an accessible and affordable manner.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board Ireland (SPHeRE-2018-1)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcAuliffe Ú., Woods N., Barrett S., Cronin, J., Whelton, H., Harding, M., Eaton, K. and Burke, S (2022) 'Comparing oral health systems for children in six European countries to identify lessons learned for universal oral health coverage: A study protocol', HRB Open Research, 5:5 (10 pp). doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13458.1en
dc.identifier.doi10.12688/hrbopenres.13458.1en
dc.identifier.endpage10en
dc.identifier.issn2515-4826
dc.identifier.journaltitleHRB Open Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13297
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.urihttps://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/5-5/v1
dc.rights© 2022 McAuliffe Ú et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectOral health systemsen
dc.subjectUniversal health coverageen
dc.subjectChildhood dental cariesen
dc.subjectOral health policyen
dc.subjectHealth system financingen
dc.subjectProtocolen
dc.subjectReformen
dc.titleComparing oral health systems for children in six European countries to identify lessons learned for universal oral health coverage: A study protocol.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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